Starmer's green agenda faces rightwing backlash despite strong climate record and voter support
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Fiona Harvey
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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 existed since 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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bskyStarmer's green agenda faces rightwing backlash despite strong climate record and voter supporttheguardian.comKey quotes
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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'
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