Miliband slams Tory climate "saboteurs"

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Row over Conservative climate sceptics heats up, as Energy and Climate Change Minister accuses senior figures of trying to undermine Copenhagen talks

The central role climate change and environmental policy is likely to play in next year's general election was underlined today when energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband launched a blistering...

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