Theresa May urges candidates to double down on climate action to tackle cost of living crisis

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Theresa May urges candidates to double down on climate action to tackle cost of living crisis

Former PM argues a lot of the measures needed to deliver net zero will help curb energy bills, as COP26 President Alok Sharma warns ditching climate action would put UK on a 'road to nowhere'

Former Prime Minister Theresa May has become the latest senior Conservative to urge candidates in the leadership race to double down on climate action or risk exacerbating the cost of living crisis, arguing...

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