Wednesday briefing: Why Labour seems to be walking the walk on the climate crisis

David Lammy gives a speech at Kew Gardens, London, on Tuesday. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Good morning.

During their election campaign, Labour made it clear that the climate crisis would be a key focus should they make it into government. It looks as if they are making good on that promise. A number of senior cabinet ministers have come out this week, banging the drum for the government’s climate policies and reminding the public and the media that the climate crisis and its effects are at the top of their agenda.