Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from on (#6W055)
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday
Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party's commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives' widest policy review in a generation.
The Tory leader will give a speech on Tuesday in which she will argue that hitting Britain's legally binding climate target is impossible", abandoning one of the most significant policies enacted by her recent predecessor Theresa May.
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