Ed's gone missing as Labour chokes off climate progress

How little does this government care about the climate? The reckless decision to expand Gatwick airport for the express benefit of wealthy frequent flyers will come at the cost of local residents' peace and meeting our crucial global targets. Good job, Labour.

- SIAN BERRY

Earlier this week, the World Athletics president Seb Coe spoke about the need to “re-engineer” the Olympic calendar due to the ongoing impacts of climate change. This dramatic adaptation to our new reality begs the question: what is this Labour government playing at, actively doing more harm with its airport obsession?

It is not just airports. More than a year into its new administration, it is fair to conclude now that Labour is persistently making terrible climate decisions. A significant chunk of ministerial time this year has been dedicated to writing developer-friendly deregulation at the expense of nature. The prime minister’s bizarre claim in March that spiders have prevented entire towns from being built would be hilarious - if we weren’t one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth.