'Deeply irresponsible': Why Ed Miliband is stepping up Labour's attacks on Reform's climate denialism

Michael Holder
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Credit: UK Parliament

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary argues government is 'just at the foothills' of the government's work to reduce energy costs, as he faces a grilling from MPs

Ed Miliband has hit back at Reform UK's Nigel Farage and Richard Tice for their "deeply irresponsible" opposition to climate action, arguing the party's recent attacks on British energy companies risked...

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