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Responding to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ growth speech Sam Richards, CEO of pro-growth campaign group Britain Remade, said:

“For too long, Britain has failed to build the new homes, clean energy infrastructure, and transport links we desperately need. Today's speech contained concrete steps towards changing that. The Chancellor is absolutely right to argue that by making it easier to build we can both get richer and reach net zero carbon emissions.

"The £100m bat tunnel - that may not save a single bat - is a shocking waste of money. The test for Reeves and co now is delivering a planning and infrastructure bill that consigns wasteful bat tunnels and fish discos to the dustbin of history.”