Government threatened with legal action over net zero policy rollback

Cecilia Keating
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The PM speaks to the Today Programme about his net zero plans | Credit: Number 10, Flickr
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The PM speaks to the Today Programme about his net zero plans | Credit: Number 10, Flickr

PM on the line to prove his ‘absolute confidence and belief’ that policy u-turns will not undermine delivery of the UK’s climate goals

Environmental campaign groups have threatened the government with legal action over its climate plan, in the wake of the Prime Minister's decision to roll aback several key decarbonisation policies...

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