Rishi Sunak is a fossil fuel prime minister in a renewable age | Keir Starmer

Only Labour grasps the challenges of the climate crisis and why we must become a clean energy giant

Rishi Sunak will go on his day trip to Cop27 tomorrow, having been dragged kicking and screaming. His eventual decision to attend was an embarrassing U-turn. But his initial snub, one of his first decisions as prime minister, was the act heard around the world.

It said that Britain is not in the business of showing climate leadership on the world stage. That, because of his weak position, the prime minister's first priority will always be the basest instincts of the Conservative party. For the Tories, it's always party first. What is best for the country - and for the planet - comes a distant second.

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