Badenoch speech: Scrapping net zero would 'undermine national energy security'

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Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s speech today claiming that Net Zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper said:

“Kemi Badenoch is taking a leaf straight out of Nigel Farage's playbook while turning her back on the millions of former Conservative voters who care about protecting our environment.

“Scrapping net zero and renewable energy targets will simply increase our reliance on foreign fossil fuels, lining the pockets of the likes of Vladimir Putin and his cronies.

“Whether it’s abandoning plans for clean energy, slashing maternity pay or undermining the UK’s national energy security, bungling Badenoch’s plans would leave our country worse off.”

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