The mayor of Bristol has urged the new prime minister Liz Truss to come up with a plan for action on climate change. Marvin Rees said he asked Ms Truss, who became prime minister on Tuesday to review how Westminster works with local authorities like Bristol City Council. He urged her to make a “major, world-leading announcement” this autumn on decarbonising cities.
He slammed both Ms Truss and her rival in the Tory leadership race, former chancellor Rishi Sunak, for “not speaking with any substance” on the environment and climate change. He recently wrote a letter to both candidates, asking them to review what cities are.
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