Watch: 'Shame' to lose Labour's green prosperity plan, says ex-Bank chief economist A former chief economist at the Bank of England has expressed disappointment at Labour's decision to axe its £28bn green investment pledge. Andy Haldane, who is now the managing director of the Royal Society of Arts, told Sky's Sophy Ridge that the original promise "led the world" in its ambition, and would have benefitted the country - both in achieving its net zero goals and stimulating growth. But the decision by Sir Keir Starmer last week to bin the target showed how politicians are "scaling back our plans...