5 h. ago Theresa May hits back at Kemi Badenoch over Tory leader’s claim net zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’

Ex-Tory environment minister Chris Skidmore also highlighted how Kemi Badenoch has changed her mind on climate change

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6 h. ago Badenoch hits out at ‘celebrity’ Farage as she scraps Tory net zero 2050 pledge

The Conservative leader’s criticism of her political rival came after she said it was time to ‘get real’ about reaching the UK’s 2050 net zero target.

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11 h. ago May hits back at Badenoch, saying net zero by 2050 ‘challenging but achievable’

The former prime minister set the UK’s legally binding net zero emissions target by 2050 during her time in No 10.

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31 h. ago Kemi Badenoch is set to ditch legal commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050, claiming hitting the target is 'impossible'

In a major speech today, the Conservative Party leader will say that drastically cutting carbon emissions cannot be achieved without bankrupting the country or hitting living standards.

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8 d. ago EFL boss hits out at Kemi Badenoch over 'waste of money' Football Governance Bill claim

Legislation to introduce a Independent Football Regulator is in front of the House of Lords and a law could be passed by the summer as Rick Parry hits out at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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2 w. ago Plant diverse tree species to spread risk in climate crisis, study says

Uncertainty over climate and economy means ‘investment portfolio’ approach needed, researchers sayAn “investment portfolio approach” needs to be applied to large-scale tree planting across the world to reduce the risks of the wrong species being planted in the wrong place, economists have said.Countries have made ambitious pledges to plant billions of trees to remove greenhouse gases and tackle global heating. The UK has committed to plant 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of trees each year by 2025 and maintain the rate until 2050, the European Commission has pledged to plant 3bn trees across member states by 2030, and the US under the previous administration committed to planting 1bn trees by the same date. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Picture Editors Guild Awards: Photo of runaway military horses bolting through London up for award

The picture is one of 15 people can choose from for the IMAGO Photograph of the Year at the annual UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards.

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3 w. ago Badenoch and Davey hit out at Trump’s claim Zelensky is a ‘dictator’

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have engaged in a war of words since the US began talks with Russia on ending the war without Ukraine.

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4 w. ago Tory fury at judge who said criticising immigration ruling was 'unacceptable'

Kemi Badenoch hit back at England's top judge last night as a row broke out over the right to criticise the judiciary.

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4 w. ago Top judge 'attempting to suppress criticism' of the courts after she hits out at Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch for highlighting Gaza refugee decision

The backlash came after Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, revealed she had written to Sir Keir Starmer over his exchanges in the House of Commons last week.

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