Climate will be a battleground in Britain’s next election
The Conservatives and Labour both have weaknesses
Climate change has never been a core issue at a British general election. At the next one it will be. That partly reflects rising salience: since the last ballot in 2019, the environment has risen to become one of voters’ bigger concerns, alongside the economy, the National Health Service and immigration. But there is also an increasingly acrimonious divide between the two big parties over green policy.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A dirty campaign? ”
Britain February 17th 2024
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