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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abbie Llewelyn

Badenoch accused of being ‘in the pay of climate deniers’ over net zero remarks

Kemi Badenoch (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Media)

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of being “in the pay of the climate deniers” over her comments about net zero by 2050 being “impossible”.

Mrs Badenoch said in a speech last month that net zero cannot be achieved by 2050 “without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us”, ditching the target passed by her own party.

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