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

Polls suggest growing scepticism around net zero, with politicians uncertain how to proceed

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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.