Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis

Andy Burnham needs to speed up efforts to cut carbon emissions, the UK’s leading green groups say. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The UK’s leading climate organisations have accused the prime minister, Andy Burnham, of “remaining silent” on the climate crisis as the country struggles to cope with its fifth heatwave of the year.

As widespread droughts and devastating wildfires grip the country, green groups have written to Burnham urging him to “show leadership” and be honest with workers and the public that the climate crisis is driving the extreme conditions they are facing.