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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

UK government urged to act on ‘devastating’ impact of heatwaves

MPs hear current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classrooms The UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying effects of the climate crisis. With the country in the grip of the worst heatwave ever recorded in western Europe – a direct result of global heating – the chair of parliament’s environmental audit committee warned ministers of the urgent threat and that it was falling “far

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Humiliation for Zack Polanski as Green Party forced to return unlawful donation

The Green Party leader has been blocked from donating to his own party in a first for UK politics, according to reports.

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Conservative Home26 Jun 2026

Kamran Balayev: Why Conservatives should take AI seriously

Advantages unused do not remain advantages for long. The question is not whether Britain can “win” the AI race outright. It cannot. The more relevant question is whether it intends to shape the environment in which that race unfolds. The post Kamran Balayev: Why Conservatives should take AI seriously appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes26 Jun 2026

Labour’s ‘Cost of Living Champion’ Says Miliband Would Be “A Disaster” as Chancellor

Iceland boss and Labour’s ‘cost of living champion’ Lord Walker speaking on Newsnight last night on the prospect of Chancellor Ed Miliband: “He’d be a disaster. I think, listen, of course, you know, I’m speaking on the hottest June on record. Climate change is real. I believe in science. But I think how we’re going…

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Express Politics25 Jun 2026

Ed Miliband becomes frontrunner for chancellor after major Labour power move

Net zero backer's chances of entering No 11 soar after huge backing

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Guido Fawkes25 Jun 2026

POLL: Labour Gains Six Points as Burnham Returns to Westminster

The latest from Find Out Now: Reform 24% (-3) Labour 21% (+6) Conservatives 18% (-) Greens 15% (-2) Libdem 12% (-1) The Burnham bounce is real. Although political honeymoons don’t last the weekend nowadays…

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

Backsliding on climate would drive Labour into obscurity, Zack Polanski says

Debate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North Sea Analysis: ‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM Backsliding on climate action would drive the Labour party into political obscurity, Zack Polanski has warned, as trade union leaders said more drilling in the North Sea would not help UK workers. The Green party leader, speaking to the Guardian as searing hea

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

Mayor of Manchester is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is worth £100bn a year to the UK, has outpaced other sectors, and supports higher-paying jobs than the average. For a union leader to suggest that the man who has overseen this impressive record – the energy secretary, Ed Miliband – would be a “noose around the neck” of job creation,

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Conservative Home25 Jun 2026

Alex Morton: Changing direction on net zero has given us a win – now it’s more change or bust

The victory is a sign that if the Conservatives have the intellectual strength to move on from the failures of 2010-2024, they can survive and even thrive. The post Alex Morton: Changing direction on net zero has given us a win – now it’s more change or bust appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics24 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham urged to go ahead with ban on petrol cars

Climate advisers have urged the next Prime Minister, widely expected to be Andy Burnham, to continue the push to cut emissions.

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says

Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businesses Weakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned. Nigel Topping, chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said: “The U-turns are really damaging to inward investor confidence. If we really want to grow the economy, then investing and getting good at building stuff is essential.” Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’

Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’ Britain’s net zero policies and energy secretary Ed Miliband have come under fire at a conference of conservatives, rightwing populists and wealthy US backers linked to Donald Trump. The energy policies pursued by the British government were described as a “tragic mistake” by Trump’s energy secretary, one of a number of officials from the US administration who are

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