A reason to vote Labour tomorrow: we are the only party taking the climate crisis seriously | Katie White

Climate action is something the vast majority of Britons agree on. But even the Greens are blocking the vital infrastructure we need to electrify BritainKatie White is the Labour MP for Leeds North West and minister for climate in the Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroStrip away the politics, and the climate crisis debate isn't complicated. We're changing the planet in ways that are "damaging and dangerous", and every country will be affected. "No one can opt out."Those quotes might sound as if they came from a leftwing Scandinavian leader, but they are, in fact, from Margaret Thatcher. Speaking to the UN general assembly in 1989, Britain's then prime minister tore into world leaders and warned that there was "no good squabbling over who is responsible or who should pay".Katie White is the Labour MP for Leeds North West and a minister for climate in the Department of Energy Security and Net ZeroDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...