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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The Conservative government has presided over a “lost decade” and failed to adequately prepare the nation for the impacts of climate change, its own advisers have said. A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) concluded that […] More
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Former health secretary Matt Hancock has set up his own TV company after appearances on two reality TV shows. The West Suffolk MP, who lost the Tory whip over his appearance on I’m […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Rishi Sunak has been criticised for using a jet to travel to Blackpool as he opts for flights around Britain rather than trains. The prime minister took an RAF jet from Northolt to Blackpool as […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Downing Street has defended Rishi Sunak’s choice to fly to Leeds when visiting a healthcare centre, despite its net zero pledge, arguing it was the “most effective use of his time”. Publicly funded promotional pictures […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The government has been urged to make its temporary £2 bus fare cap permanent to make travel more affordable, cut congestion, and reduce emissions. Single bus tickets across England will be capped at £2 a […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The Rishi Sunak government’s decision to green light Britain’s first new coal mine in 30 years is a win for the working-class, Conservative MP Lee Anderson has claimed. Approval for the fossil fuel project in Cumbria […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Closing a loophole in the windfall tax on oil and gas companies could reduce millions of families’ energy bills by £336 a year, new research shared with The Independent has found. Ending the tax relief […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Environmental groups condemned business secretary Grant Shapps for claiming wind turbines are “so big” they cannot be built on land. Mr Shapps defended Rishi Sunak’s de facto ban on new onshore wind development – claiming […] More
