The party has pledged to take action to lower energy bills for those in social housing as well as protect the environment and tackle climate change to reach net zero emissions by 2050

It sets out the Green New Deal which aims to generate electricity from the wind, sun and waves, make homes and buildings warmer and roll out electric vehicles

Leader Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour government will ‘unlock the potential of all those held back for too long’ and rewrite the rules of the economy ‘so that it works for everyone’