'We have to face up to the changing climate': Andy Burnham voices dismay at 'utterly devastating' wildfires

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Prime Minister says it is 'clear the climate is changing' as he calls for 'different debate' about how to accelerate the green transition and better prepare the country for extreme weather

Andy Burnham has warned that the country must "face up" to the changing climate as the Prime Minister today expressed his dismay at the "utterly devastating" wildfires, drought and heatwaves which have...

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