Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer would not comment on Donald Trump’s views about climate change, saying instead that he is “very clear” that in his own mind that it is a challenge he must “rise to”. Sir Keir also said he would be pushing for the private sector to “start paying their fair share” when it comes to climate commitments. I want us to be in the race and I want us to win the race Sir Keir Starmer “I am very clear in mine, which is that the climate challenge is something that we have got to rise to and that’s why I’ve repeatedly said we’ve got to show leadership,” Sir Keir told journalists travelling with him to Baku for the summit. I will be making an argument powerfully that now is the time for the private sector to start paying their fair share in relation to these commitments Sir Keir Starmer The Labour Government will honour that commitment and set out a new target to reduce emissions, the Prime Minister said, adding: “When it comes to emissions, we will set out our target tomorrow.

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Keir Starmer holds talks with Trump amid last-ditch push for trade deal to dodge US 'Liberation Day' tariffs
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Keir Starmer holds talks with Trump amid last-ditch push for trade deal to dodge US 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has held talks with Donald Trump on a trade agreement as the UK makes a last-ditch bid to dodge more tariffs. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research previously estimated that tariffs of that scale could knock 0.4 percentage points off UK economic growth for the next two years - equivalent to around £24billion. Keir Starmer has …

Starmer's Ukraine diplomacy boosts approval among Britons
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Starmer's Ukraine diplomacy boosts approval among Britons

Firstpost  

An Ipsos UK poll for The Times newspaper showed 30% of Britons now think Starmer is doing a good job as prime minister, up from 23% last month, although 45% said he is doing a bad job. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference as he hosts European leaders' summit at Lancaster House in central London, Britain. File …

Starmer hikes defence spending to 2.5% ahead of crunch meeting with Trump
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1 month ago

Starmer hikes defence spending to 2.5% ahead of crunch meeting with Trump

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to hike defence spending to 2.5 …

Keir Starmer bids for EU 'reset' at summit TODAY as France gloats his begging for deal shows Brexit 'has failed'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer bids for EU 'reset' at summit TODAY as France gloats his begging for deal shows Brexit 'has failed'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will plead for EU leaders to 'reset' ties today as he attends a summit in Brussels. Keir Starmer hosted German chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks at Chequers yesterday as he geared up for the EU summit European commission president Ursula von der Leyen He has insisted that Brexit is 'settled', and he is focusing on 'a closer relationship …

Sir Keir Starmer admits 2025 will be a 'year of rebuilding' and many in Britain find it 'hard to think about the future' as poll shows Labour slipping in polls
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer admits 2025 will be a 'year of rebuilding' and many in Britain find it 'hard to think about the future' as poll shows Labour slipping in polls

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has used his new year message to vow to 'change Britain for the better' - despite the threat posed by his political rivals as they jostle for position while looking to 2025 as a chance to capitalise on his dwindling popularity. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage lurks in the wings, hoping to use May's council elections to flex Reform …

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has said there is still “so much more” …

Starmer pledges ‘golden era of building’ as he takes aim at environmental regulations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer pledges ‘golden era of building’ as he takes aim at environmental regulations

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to usher in a "new golden …

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will bid to 'reset' his struggling government today as he lays out goals for voters to judge him by. He has also been accused of sidelining Labour's flagship manifesto pledge to deliver the fastest growing economy in the G7 - which looks doomed to failure as the US and Canada are surging ahead. Keir Starmer is using a …

Careful, Sir Keir – you’re in danger of ‘resetting’ yourself up to fail
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Careful, Sir Keir – you’re in danger of ‘resetting’ yourself up to fail

The Independent  

When Keir Starmer unveils his “plan for change” tomorrow, he will insist he is totally committed to public sector reform. In his autobiography, Blair said his initial emphasis on “standards, not structures” was not enough: “Unless you change structures, you can’t raise standards more than incrementally.” Crucially, Blair enjoyed a growing economy and the healthy public finances Starmer lacks for …

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

What UK’s climate leadership could look like at Cop29
4 months, 1 week ago

What UK’s climate leadership could look like at Cop29

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But campaigners say the real test for the UK’s climate leadership still lies ahead – especially in its support …

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference
4 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer unveilED the UK’s climate goals at the 2024 United …

Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just look at events in Spain, look at the fact that we had a 40-degree day in Britain two …

Starmer and Trump on collision course over climate change ambitions
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer and Trump on collision course over climate change ambitions

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This target is based on reducing emissions compared with 1990 levels and forms the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution – …

Green investment is a moral obligation – and an industrial opportunity
4 months, 1 week ago

Green investment is a moral obligation – and an industrial opportunity

The Independent  

So often chastised for being cautious to the point of timidity, the prime minister has in recent weeks been uncharacteristically bold. In his speech to the Cop29 meeting in Baku, Sir Keir increased the target for reductions in Britain’s carbon dioxide emissions, and he was right to highlight the “huge opportunity” for Britain to move ahead of other countries in …

Oil and gas is a 'gift from God', Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP26 climate summit descends into farce... while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions
4 months, 1 week ago

Oil and gas is a 'gift from God', Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP26 climate summit descends into farce... while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer committed the UK to a massive cut in carbon emissions at the COP29 summit today - despite the host hailing oil and gas as a 'gift from God'. The Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev insisted countries should not be embarrassed about selling fossil fuels Keir Starmer committed the UK to a massive cut in carbon emissions at the COP29 …

Keir Starmer cuts a lonely figure at COP29 after world leaders shun climate talking shop in Azerbaijan (but the Taliban do turn up) - as PM denies telling people how to 'live their lives'
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4 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer cuts a lonely figure at COP29 after world leaders shun climate talking shop in Azerbaijan (but the Taliban do turn up) - as PM denies telling people how to 'live their lives'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer insisted Britain can show the way on climate change as he attended the the COP29 summit today - despite most world leaders staying away. Keir Starmer, pictured holding a financial roundtable, insisted Britain can show the way on climate change as he attended the the COP29 summit today The PM is one of the only premiers from the …

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe, of Power Shift Africa, said this summit is the “test for rich countries” to see how …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We must strike our own deal with Donald Trump
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We must strike our own deal with Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer’s presence at Armistice Day commemorations in Paris was his third visit to France since he became PM. But beyond the ceremonials, subjects for discussion between Sir Keir and President Macron included how to respond to Donald Trump’s threat to impose trade tariffs. Sir Keir Starmer ’s presence at Armistice Day commemorations in Paris was his third visit …

Starmer Pushes UK Climate Leadership as Trump Win Poses Threat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer Pushes UK Climate Leadership as Trump Win Poses Threat

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wants the UK to assume a “global leadership” role in fighting climate change, even as the election of Donald Trump to a second US presidential term threatens to hold back global action. “I am very clear in mine which is that the climate challenge is something that we have got to rise to and …

Keir Starmer throws down the gauntlet to Donald Trump and urges him to 'show leadership' on climate change - as he arrives in Azerbaijan for COP29 climate summit
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer throws down the gauntlet to Donald Trump and urges him to 'show leadership' on climate change - as he arrives in Azerbaijan for COP29 climate summit

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer threw down the gauntlet to Donald Trump at the Cop29 summit today by urging him to ‘show leadership’ on climate change. Sir Keir Starmer arriving in Baku, Azerbaijan to attend the COP 29 climate summit on Monday The PM has urged Donald Trump to 'show leadership' on climate change ahead of the UN conference French president Emmanuel Macron, …

Keir Starmer defends his 'jet setting' away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his 'key priorities'
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer defends his 'jet setting' away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his 'key priorities'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the amount of time he spends away from Britain as he was quizzed about his 'jet setting' since becoming Prime Minister. The Labour premier today travelled to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, after spending the day in Paris to mark Armistice Day with France's Emmanuel Macron. He also echoed US president-elect Donald Trump - …

Why IS Starmer attending COP29 summit? PM faces demands for UK to pay into $1TRILLION climate fund as he heads to Azerbaijan despite leaders from US, Germany, EU, China and India staying away
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why IS Starmer attending COP29 summit? PM faces demands for UK to pay into $1TRILLION climate fund as he heads to Azerbaijan despite leaders from US, Germany, EU, China and India staying away

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will face demands the UK pay into a swollen $1trillion fund to help developing countries go green this week as he attends UN climate talks. The next President of the US, the world's second biggest polluter, is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back green incentives domestically and take America out – again – of the global Paris …

Cop29: Activists look to Britain for climate leadership as Trump’s win casts long shadow over crucial UN talks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cop29: Activists look to Britain for climate leadership as Trump’s win casts long shadow over crucial UN talks

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Every year the climate summit produces a treaty agreed by all countries, and this year’s will focus on the …

Keir Starmer’s determination to rebuild Britain is why he was voted in
6 months ago

Keir Starmer’s determination to rebuild Britain is why he was voted in

The Independent  

It almost beggars belief that – following a landslide election victory, and a prime ministerial debut that emphasised serving the people and responsibility in all its many aspects – a central message on the eve of the Labour conference was the need to reset the narrative, rather than celebrate the moment. This came notably from the chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose …

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer’s Labour is proving to be strong and stable

The Independent  

Having somewhat overdelivered on his election slogan of “Change”, Sir Keir Starmer may be shopping around for a new motto to guide his “missions”. The government has not made enough of the way that the pension triple lock, albeit a Liberal Democrat policy adopted by the Conservatives, has succeeded in redressing much of the discrepancy between wages and the state …

Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Chancellor Rachel Reeves questioned on Budget after Keir Starmer admitted it will be ‘painful’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Rachel Reeves and treasury ministers answer questions in parliament …

Sir Keir Starmer to prepare the ground for tax rises with warning it will take TEN YEARS to rebuild Britain - after he is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' that they would not inc
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir Keir Starmer to prepare the ground for tax rises with warning it will take TEN YEARS to rebuild Britain - after he is accused of being elected to office on 'false promises' that they would not inc

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer will warn tomorrow that it will take a decade to rebuild Britain, as he is accused of preparing the ground for Rachel Reeves to unveil major tax rises in the Budget. Sir Keir will use his first major speech since winning power to warn that things in Britain 'will get worse before they get better'. Tory chairman …

Keir Starmer is accused of 'conning the public' over the state of Britain's finances: Tory chairman says PM has 'fabricated' problems amid claim that things will only get WORSE before they get better
7 months ago

Keir Starmer is accused of 'conning the public' over the state of Britain's finances: Tory chairman says PM has 'fabricated' problems amid claim that things will only get WORSE before they get better

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'conning the public' over his grim assessment of the state of Britain's finances. Mr Fuller said: 'Just two months in and Keir Starmer has taken winter fuel payments off 10 million pensioners, showered billions of taxpayers' money on his union paymasters and is now engulfed in a cronyism scandal after parachuting donors and …

Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch
9 months, 1 week ago

Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A heckler interrupted Sir Keir Starmer’s launch of the Labour party …

Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory
10 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during his visit to the …

Starmer: £28 billion investment ‘desperately needed’ for our clean power mission
1 year, 1 month ago

Starmer: £28 billion investment ‘desperately needed’ for our clean power mission

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has said £28 billion is “desperately needed” for Labour’s mission to achieve …

Has Keir Starmer scored an own goal with Labour’s £28bn green spending chaos?
1 year, 1 month ago

Has Keir Starmer scored an own goal with Labour’s £28bn green spending chaos?

The Independent  

On the same day thousands of Port Talbot steelworkers were told they would be losing their jobs, with the plant’s two blast furnaces closing down, Labour’s £28bn Green Prosperity Plan hit the headlines again. And, if the polls narrow and Sir Keir falls short of a 1997-style landslide, as New Labour architect Peter Mandelson has said is likely, he will …

Bill Nighy among stars urging PM to commit climate funds to poorer countries
1 year, 3 months ago

Bill Nighy among stars urging PM to commit climate funds to poorer countries

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bill Nighy, Stella McCartney, Brian Cox and Annie Lennox are among the high-profile figures urging …

Sir Keir Starmer: I’ll bulldoze Nimby opposition to building new houses
1 year, 5 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer: I’ll bulldoze Nimby opposition to building new houses

The Telegraph  

Declaring Labour is now the party of conservative values, he attacked the Tories for saying that too many young people go to university. It’s this Labour party.” Net zero Sir Keir insisted he would “speed ahead” with green policies after Rishi Sunak delayed or diluted a number of net zero targets. “So when Rishi Sunak says row back on our …

I don’t have faith in Keir Starmer to save the planet
1 year, 8 months ago

I don’t have faith in Keir Starmer to save the planet

The Independent  

It would seem that the good people of Uxbridge would rather vote Tory and choke on pollution than move towards a new cleaner environment for our children. David Smith Taunton The youngest Labour MP is a breath of fresh air Oh what a joy to see young Keir Alexander Mather, named after another former Labour MP called Keir Hardie and …

Sir Keir Starmer under pressure to revive Corbyn pledge to renationalise energy industry
1 year, 10 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer under pressure to revive Corbyn pledge to renationalise energy industry

The Telegraph  

Union chiefs are pressuring Sir Keir Starmer to renationalise the energy sector at a cost of £200bn to the taxpayer if Labour are elected. Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, said: “It’s time to end the scandal of our energy system, which allows profiteers to pocket billions while workers and communities are left in the cold.” Jeremy Corbyn …

Starmer promises to ruffle feathers with new ‘missions’ for Britain
2 years, 1 month ago

Starmer promises to ruffle feathers with new ‘missions’ for Britain

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Setting out five …

Keir Starmer’s measured criticism of the NHS is a welcome return to electoral politics
2 years, 2 months ago

Keir Starmer’s measured criticism of the NHS is a welcome return to electoral politics

The Independent  

In the year 2023, it is clear to see that Sir Keir Starmer means business. For most of his nearly three years as the leader of the Labour Party, a consistent criticism of him has been that, while he has acted as a de facto prosecutor of government failure, he has fallen well short on the second and most crucial …

Sir Keir Starmer pledges publicly-owned energy company
2 years, 5 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer pledges publicly-owned energy company

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir said: “Labour will make sure that the …

Starmer to accuse Truss of ‘losing control’ of economy as he offers ‘fresh start’ for country
2 years, 5 months ago

Starmer to accuse Truss of ‘losing control’ of economy as he offers ‘fresh start’ for country

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer is to accuse the government of “losing control of …

Keir Starmer pledges nationalised Great British Energy firm in conference speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Keir Starmer pledges nationalised Great British Energy firm in conference speech

The Telegraph  

Labour will set up a publicly-owned energy company to generate green electricity and bring down bills, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. In his keynote speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, the party leader said Great British Energy would be established within his first year of office. Sir Keir, who won a standing ovation when he said the new …

Sir Keir Starmer demands emergency Budget to tackle cost-of-living ‘chasm’
2 years, 11 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer demands emergency Budget to tackle cost-of-living ‘chasm’

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has called for an emergency Budget to address the "yawning chasm" he says has been left by the Government's approach to the cost-of-living crisis. Labour also wants the Government to introduce a "one-off windfall tax" on the profits of oil and gas producers to go towards additional cuts to household bills. Sir Keir's intervention came after Downing …

Keir Starmer to vow to be as bold as Labour in 1945, amid rising criticism of his leadership
4 years, 1 month ago

Keir Starmer to vow to be as bold as Labour in 1945, amid rising criticism of his leadership

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The crisis sparked …

20 pledges for 2020: The impact of climate change is damning, but apparently Boris Johnson still ‘doesn’t get it’
5 years, 1 month ago

20 pledges for 2020: The impact of climate change is damning, but apparently Boris Johnson still ‘doesn’t get it’

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