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The chapter discusses the UK's Labour Party abandoning its pledge to spend £28 billion annually on low-carbon infrastructure, as well as Uber's announcement of its first full year of operating profits.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce the party is abandoning its target to spend £28bn a year on green investment, Uber has reported its first annual operating profit, and the far-right winner of Dutch elections just can't seem to form a government.

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