Labour and Lib Dems attack Tory climate scepticism

James S Murray
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Miliband and Hughes slam Conservative leadership's failure to address Tory scepticism over need to tackle climate change

Labour and the Liberal Democrats launched a pincer attack on the Conservative's green pledges last night, arguing that the large number of climate sceptics within the Conservative Party would make it impossible...

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