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Andy Burnham doubles on net zero commitment after calls to scrap the phrase

The Independent Politics · 17 September 2026 at 21:44

Andy Burnham doubles on net zero commitment after calls to scrap the phrase

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch stated the party no longer supports hitting net zero by 2050, while Reform UK branded the target ‘net stupid zero’

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Andy Burnham doubles on net zero commitment after calls to scrap the phrase

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