Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on TuesdayKemi 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. Continue reading...