Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn

Decision by UK prime minister to water down key climate policies really shocking to me', says former US vice-president

Al Gore, the former US vice-president, has described the decision by the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to water down key climate policies as shocking and disappointing" and not what the world needs from the United Kingdom".

Gore, now one of the world's foremost advocates for swift action to avert the climate crisis, told CNN: I find it shocking and really disappointing ... I think he's done the wrong thing. I've heard from many of my friends in the UK including a lot of Conservative party members who have used the phrase, utter disgust'.