‘Cop26 own goal’: despair over budget backing for flights and roads

Chancellor's speech did not mention the climate crisis despite UK-hosted climate summit opening on Sunday

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Rishi Sunak's decision to make domestic flights cheaper, freeze fuel duty and spend 21bn on roads just before the Cop26 climate summit has prompted a furious reaction from green campaigners.

The chancellor's budget speech did not mention the climate crisis despite the UK-hosted summit of 196 nations opening in Glasgow on Sunday. The UK's cut in foreign aid funding has dented its climate credibility with developing nations but was in effect cut further by the inclusion of Covid vaccine donations.