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Heatwaves Are Now Routine – So, How Are We Going To Adapt?
Heatwaves Are Now Routine – So, How Are We Going To Adapt?
Environment
A summer of relentless heatwaves, spiking mortality and wildfires brought home the reality of climate change to many Brits. Just how hot must it get before we actually start to do something? Ros Taylor reports
Wildfires Didn't Get Proper Attention Until They Impacted The South, Says Labour MP
Environment
Wildfires Didn't Get Proper Attention Until They Impacted The South, Says Labour MP
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
Environment
Public Concern About Climate Change Rises After Summer Of Extreme Heat
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026
Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy
Environment
Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy
Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings: 'Reform Wants People To Go Down The Mines Again'
Environment
Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings: "Reform Wants People To Go Down The Mines Again"
Government Announces Major U-Turn On Farmers Inheritance Tax
Environment
Government Announces Major U-Turn On Farmers Inheritance Tax
Opinion
Increasing temperatures are exposing critical weaknesses in UK infrastructure Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Increasing temperatures are exposing critical weaknesses in UK infrastructure
We saw homes burn in Stourbridge – we must not approve Rosebank
Environment
By Cat Eccles MP
We saw homes burn in Stourbridge – we must not approve Rosebank
If ministers want to ease the cost of living, they must stop policies colliding at the checkout Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
If ministers want to ease the cost of living, they must stop policies colliding at the checkout
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Business Leaders Left Disappointed By Reform UK Conference After “Disaster” Dinner And Donations Row
Business Leaders Left Disappointed By Reform UK Conference After “Disaster” Dinner And Donations Row
Political parties
Who's Who In Andy Burnham's No 10?
Who's Who In Andy Burnham's No 10?
Political parties
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Environment
Boney M Singer Says UK Must Welcome Immigrants After Former Bandmate Performs At Reform Conference
Boney M Singer Says UK Must Welcome Immigrants After Former Bandmate Performs At Reform Conference
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Tories Draw Up Plans To Give Every Household Civilian Emergency Pamphlet
Tories Draw Up Plans To Give Every Household Civilian Emergency Pamphlet
Home affairs
Ed Davey: In A Hung Parliament, I'd Be The Most Experienced Leader
Ed Davey: In A Hung Parliament, I'd Be The Most Experienced Leader
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
Environment
By Graeme Downie MP
Our food production is too reliant on Chinese technology
Anyone who has watched the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm will know that farming is undergoing a technological revolution
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Environment
By Carla Denyer MP
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
This summer we reached an inflection point. From now on, people living in the UK will only become more familiar with the real-world consequences of a warming planet.
North Sea drilling could threaten Andy Burnham's green credentials
Environment
By Morgan Jones
North Sea drilling could threaten Andy Burnham's green credentials
The prospect of new licenses for oil and gas drilling is not a vote mover in and of itself. Seen in a climate change context, it could be, however.
Material shortages threaten UK's national renewal plans Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Material shortages threaten UK's national renewal plans
The Mineral Products Association's new Annual Mineral Planning Survey 2025 reveals the need for the government to bolster key aggregate mineral supply levels to deliver its plan for national renewal
Drought is here to stay. It’s time for the government to act
Environment
By Baroness Sheehan
Drought is here to stay. It’s time for the government to act
Fifty years after the drought of 1976, the images of the 2026 drought will also last long in the memory.
Government must help farmers facing a changing climate
Environment
By Joe Morris MP
Government must help farmers facing a changing climate
I am privileged to be the first Labour MP for Hexham: a constituency stretching from County Durham to the Scottish border, and from Cumbria in the west to the edge of Newcastle.
We should empower farmers to build more ponds
Environment
By Rebecca Smith MP
We should empower farmers to build more ponds
The government can pull a simple lever to help farmers combat the effects of extreme heat.
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Environment
By Pippa Heylings MP and Rep Maxine Dexter
The UK-US alliance must lead the way on tackling climate change
Millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic are dealing with the worsening consequences of climate change.
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Environment
By Torcuil Crichton MP
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Manchesterism and industry: reversing deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Manchesterism and industry: reversing deindustrialisation?
As UK cement and concrete plants close and sales fall for a fourth consecutive year, Robert McIlveen, Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs, Mineral Products Association, explores what Andy Burnham's reindustrialisation drive must do to halt the decline of Britain's foundational industries before it can build new ones
Burnham should use ULEZ as inspiration for bold national clean air policy
Environment
By Jane Burston
Burnham should use ULEZ as inspiration for bold national clean air policy
Seventy years on from the Clean Air Act, the incoming PM must put cleaner air at the heart of plans for economic growth.
Starmer looked away from the climate crisis. Burnham must not
Environment
By Adrian Ramsay MP
Starmer looked away from the climate crisis. Burnham must not
We haven't heard much from the prime minister-in-waiting about the defining issue of the age.
North Sea drilling is not the answer to our energy problems
Environment
By Uma Kumaran MP
North Sea drilling is not the answer to our energy problems
The urgency of the climate crisis is undeniable. The next 12 months are pivotal for advancing the global phase-out of fossil fuels and leaving a livable planet for future generations.
The Energy Independence Bill can revolutionise offshore wind consenting Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Energy Independence Bill can revolutionise offshore wind consenting
Taking radical action on offshore wind consenting can deliver a cleaner, cheaper energy system faster, giving the government a clear win on delivery. Tim Harding, Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, states the Energy Independence Bill is the perfect platform to do it
Climate action is an opportunity, not a burden
Environment
By Ellie Chowns
Climate action is an opportunity, not a burden
Net-zero is not a burden but Britain’s best route to lower bills, greater energy security and a cleaner, fairer future – if politicians match the urgency of the crisis, warns Green Party Westminster Leader Dr Ellie Chowns
Deadly for dogs. Deadly for pigs. Blind spot in government monitoring leaves farmed animals suffering in heatwave Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Deadly for dogs. Deadly for pigs. Blind spot in government monitoring leaves farmed animals suffering in heatwave
As temperatures exceed 35°C, Humane World for Animals U.K. (formerly called Humane Society International U.K.) warns that pigs, chickens and other farmed animals are suffering out of sight, with no transparency or a clear national system to monitor heat-related deaths or welfare incidents.
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing
The Government’s Animal Sentience Committee warns the sale of glue traps is putting people “at significant risk of breaking the law”: a sales ban will protect both animals and the public
These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action
Environment
By Alistair Strathern MP
These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action
The UK is in the throes of our second significant heatwave of the year. It is still early summer. That fact alone ought to give us pause.
It’s time to end the cruelty of the ‘cage age’ for egg-laying hens
Environment
By Josh Newbury MP
It’s time to end the cruelty of the ‘cage age’ for egg-laying hens
Six million egg-laying hens are still forced to endure unacceptable conditions in cages in the UK – we must act now to ban their use
We are unprepared for more frequent and intense heatwaves – and pregnant women are at particular risk
Environment
By Baroness Boycott
We are unprepared for more frequent and intense heatwaves – and pregnant women are at particular risk
As temperatures soared across the UK last month, many will have revelled in the sunshine. But for pregnant women the risks rose with the thermometer.
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right Partner content
Environment
By CropLife UK
The cost of getting it wrong: whoever leads Labour must get EU reset right
The government’s proposed UK-EU SPS agreement could reshape British farming for years to come, but concerns remain that rapid regulatory alignment with the EU risks damaging UK growers, productivity, and long-term investment
We will be judged by how we responded to climate collapse, not Westminster psychodrama
Environment
By Adrian Ramsay MP
We will be judged by how we responded to climate collapse, not Westminster psychodrama
While we have yet another circus of internal party politics in Westminster, the Government has failed to keep its eye on the ball when it comes to some of the biggest threats facing the country.
A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
Environment
By Baroness Helic
A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
In the King’s Speech last week, the government quietly dropped a bill that would have finally given legal protection to hares after centuries of persecution.
We should tax fossil fuel companies to help fund a renewables revolution
Environment
By Adrian Ramsay MP
We should tax fossil fuel companies to help fund a renewables revolution
Energy price shocks are no longer a once-in-a-generation event. An unstable world means they are increasingly common, and we can't afford to remain exposed.
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