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COP26 in danger of becoming 'greenwash' summit, Labour warns

Michael Holder

13 October 2021 • 6 min read

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Ed Miliband tells Prime Minister to 'get off sun lounger and start being a statesman' or COP26 will fail

Boris Johnson will today be told to "get off the sun lounger and start being a statesman", as Labour's Shadow Business Secretary Ed Miliband warns that without dedicated intervention from the government...

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