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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Helen Corbett

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation in favour of ‘cheap’ energy

The Conservatives plan to replace the Climate Change Act that has driven a boom in renewables (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Conservatives have pledged to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy.

Ahead of the party’s annual conference this weekend, leader Kemi Badenoch has announced a policy to scrap the Climate Change Act.

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