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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Kemi declares war on net zero – and what remains of her party

Kemi Badenoch speaks during a press conference with a British flag visible in the background
Kemi Badenoch’s approach is that while the planet is warming, there’s no point in trying to do anything about it. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

You have to hand it to Kemi Badenoch. She doesn’t take any prisoners. While the rest of us have been trying to survive a heatwave and are wondering if air-con may be needed for future summers, the Tory leader has taken a more hardline approach to climate change. Call it Schrödinger’s climate change. It’s both happening and not happening at the same time.

Kemi is just about sane enough not to be an out-and-out denier. She leaves that to Reform. Mind you, no one would put it past her to suggest the scientists have got it wrong if the temperature drops for a few days. But her view is that while climate change may be real, there’s no point in trying to do anything about it.

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