Jess Phillips calls for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis
by Heather Stewart from Environment | The Guardian on (#4XX30)
Labour leadership contender says public should be more involved to build consensus
Labour leadership contender Jess Phillips has called for a citizens' assembly on how Britain should tackle climate change, as part of what she called a six-point plan to restore trust in democracy.
Labour's manifesto called for a "green industrial revolution" to pour investment into clean technologies, partly funded by a windfall tax on oil companies - a policy fronted by the leftwing favourite for the leadership, Rebecca Long-Bailey.
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