1 week ago King Charles will have to tone down support for net zero after Badenoch says 2050 is ‘impossible’

Constitutional expert says Tory leader’s break from political consensus over target for greenhouse gasses will require monarch to choose his words carefullyKing Charles will have to temper his public support for net zero after Kemi Badenoch broke the political consensus over the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.Senior royal sources have conceded that the 76-year-old monarch, who has spent more than half a century highlighting environmental challenges, will have to choose his words more carefully now that the Conservatives under Badenoch have said it will be impossible for the UK to hit net zero by 2050. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK politics live: Badenoch hits Starmer with ‘emergency budget’ jab about upcoming spring statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver a spring statement next week

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4 w. ago PMQs live: Badenoch hits Starmer with ‘emergency budget’ jab about upcoming spring statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver a spring statement next week

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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