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Corbyn labels Johnson a climate sceptic
The Labour leader demanded the government stop ‘failing so spectacularly to measure up to the scale of the climate crisis’
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and Sir David Attenborough at the launch of the next COP26 UN Climate Summit at the Science Museum, London
JEREMY CORBYN labelled PM Boris Johnson a climate sceptic today, demanding the government stop “failing so spectacularly” to take on the environmental crisis.
The Labour leader went on the offensive at Prime Minister’s questions today ahead of the scheduled United Nations COP26 climate summit, which is set to take place later this year in Glasgow.
Mr Corbyn said: “We should have clear actions and an agreed plan and a roadmap for the year of action.
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