Starmer's green agenda faces rightwing backlash despite strong climate record
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Fiona Harvey
1h ago· 10 min readenInsight
Summary
Keir Starmer's energy and climate policies, central to solving the cost of living crisis, have faced unprecedented attacks from opposition parties in British politics, breaking a long-standing cross-party consensus on climate action that dated back to Margaret Thatcher. Despite strong voter support for climate measures, Starmer was forced to row back on some policies due to rightwing backlash.
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· 3 pulledHis energy and climate policies – core to solving the cost of living crisis – have come under attack from opposition parties
This is new in British politics, where a cross-party consensus on the climate and environment has held at least since the days of Margaret Thatcher
She warned the UN of the climate crisis in 1988; David Cameron in 2006 urged voters to 'vote blue, go green'
Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate action
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