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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Aletha Adu and Kiran Stacey

‘We’re not remotely prepared’: Labour MPs fear party has gone soft on climate crisis

A 'No Fishing' sign is pictured in a dried up pond
A dried up pond in Falmer, East Sussex, earlier this month. Polling suggests most of the UK public are worried about the warming climate. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Britain has experienced a summer of record-breaking wildfires, deadly heat and drought, with almost 2,900 heat-associated deaths recorded in England during May and June alone. Homes have been destroyed by fires in the West Midlands, and deadly wildfires have swept across Europe.

Despite the ever more visible impacts of the climate crisis, there is widespread concern that there has been no big political push at the centre of British politics or a renewed case for net zero.

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