Labour declares 'climate emergency'

Madeleine Cuff
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Move follows scores of councils across the country that have made similar declarations amid growing public concern over climate change

Labour's shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman today announced the party was declaring a "national environment and climate emergency", adding further pressure on government to take more radical action...

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