After Blair’s bombshell, will Labour stick with or abandon net zero?

<p>Under pressure from Reform and from the former PM, Keir Starmer is facing a series of tests of his resolve on green policy</p><p>Populist politicians are striking a chord with the public in their attack on “the green agenda” because they are right – climate policies are elitist. So says the man standing to be the next leader of the UK’s Green party.</p><p>“We should all be angry about net zero,” argues <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/05/green-deputy-zack-polanski-launches-leadership-bid-with-uk-eco-populism-vision">Zack Polanski</a>, currently the Greens’ deputy leader. “The poorest people in our society are being expected to step up to tackle the climate crisis. But it’s the government’s fault, not the people’s fault.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/may/11/will-labour-stick-with-or-abandon-net-zero">Continue reading...</a>