Net zero row: Starmer warns Sunak is giving up on 'greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century'

Cecilia Keating
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Net zero row: Starmer warns Sunak is giving up on 'greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century'

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey urges government to publicly back climate action, as Priti Patel claims net zero ambitions should be diluted

Rishi Sunak is facing growing pressure from colleagues, political opponents, business leaders, and campaigners to stop sowing confusion over the UK's green policy direction, amid warnings that mixed messages...

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