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Today we're launching the Environment APPG's report on climate resilience. Climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse are already among the greatest threats to public safety. We need a Cabinet Office Minister for Adaptation to drive cross-government action. environmentappg.co.uk/publications...

Is the UK prepared? Resilience in floods, fires and food as climate impacts rise | Publications | Environment APPG

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The new Minister of State for Dentistry has to hit the ground running. My investigation has shown the dire state of NHS dentistry.

The new Minister of State for Dentistry has to hit the ground running.

The new Minister of State for Dentistry has to hit the ground running. My investigation has shown the dire state of NHS dentistry.

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It's wrong that creditors have loaded Thames Water with debt while paying themselves billions in dividends. Now they're offering the Govt a "golden share" to avoid full public ownership. Not enough. Water privatisation is a failed experiment. We need Thames Water brought into public ownership.

Thames Water lenders consider offering ‘golden share’ to avert nationalisation

London & Valley Water said ‘material improvements’ are being made on its previous £10 billion proposal to appease government concerns over the deal.

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Britain has entered a new climate reality, and the Government hasn't grasped it. Last week I led a debate on extreme heat and the cross-government action needed to protect us. Here's some of what I said.

It's infuriating that large parts of SW1 still don't grasp the scale of this crisis, still pretending adaptation can wait. The CCC has laid out exactly what well-adapted looks like. But nothing, as yet, suggests Andy Burnham takes this any more seriously than Keir Starmer did.

Climate resilience has been, at best, an afterthought for the seven Prime Ministers since the Climate Change Act. Andy Burnham must not repeat this grave mistake. We need a proper investment plan to tackle the impacts of heatwaves, droughts and all the risks ahead, or we will all pay the price.

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It's deeply irresponsible of Reform-led councils, like the one here in Suffolk, to be taking backward steps on climate and nature. Firefighters are battling extreme heat while Reform councils stick their heads in the sand to please their political donors.

Irresponsible Reform-led councils.

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Rosebank is the defining climate test for this Government. New North Sea oil and gas fields are inconsistent with our climate commitments, won't lower bills. Approving it locks us deeper into fossil fuels we can't afford. adura.com/projects/ros...

Rosebank – Adura

The Rosebank field is located around 130 kilometres north-west of Shetland. The Rosebank field will be developed in two phases with subsea wells tied back to a redeployed Floating Production Storage…

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The climate emergency isn't a talking point. It's happening right now. Farmers are watching harvests fail, families are facing hosepipe bans, and our infrastructure is crumbling under record heat.

Dear Cllr Hadwen, As a Member of Parliament representing a Suffolk constituency, I am very concerned to hear of your administration’s intention to rescind the Suffolk County Council Climate Emergency Declaration declared in March 2019. Undeclaring an Emergency does not remove threats from flooding or extreme heat which residents will still face and it will not, on its own, save the council any money. The extreme heat we are currently experiencing is a clear example of our climate changing, and the council must use its powers to safeguard residents who are affected by this and other extreme weather which is becoming more common. Understanding that we are facing an Emergency which threatens all aspects of the way that we live, including how our food is produced and how our economic markets can be sustained, is crucial in order to make decisions and provide services which will help the people of Suffolk live well in the coming years.

The Big Butterfly Count runs 17 July to 9 August. Butterfly numbers have fallen sharply since the 1970s, and they're an early warning for the wider health of nature. All it takes is 15 minutes outdoors counting what you see. Get involved: bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

Big Butterfly Count

Be part of this nationwide survey and help take the pulse of nature. Butterfly declines reveal the poor health of the environment. We need your sightings.

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It would also reinstate protections stripped from the Environmental Protection Act 1990, bringing the UK in line with the UN’s recognition of a human right to a clean, healthy environment. No other family should suffer as Zane did. It’s time to get this law on the statute book.

Non-Statutory Inquiry into death of Zane Gbangbola to be established

Inquiry will assess how public services worked during the incident and the treatment of his family

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It's hard to tell if meat or dairy comes from an animal raised indoors on a factory farm or in a genuinely higher-welfare system. That's not an accident. It's a labelling gap. Nearly 80% of the British public want mandatory method-of-production labels on all animal products sold in supermarkets.

I'm in Weybread, where residents have come together to oppose a mega egg incubator. This huge industrial unit would bring a big increase in traffic and heavy lorries coming into a small village that just isn't built for it.

Congratulations to Mid Suffolk and East Suffolk councils on being nominated for the Planning for Nature Recovery Award. Two of just five councils shortlisted nationwide. Both are Green-led, as is Forest of Dean. That is not a coincidence.

Summer is now putting as much pressure on the NHS as winter. This heatwave is the most severe ever recorded in Europe. Paramedics are warning us to check on elderly neighbours, family and friends.

Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record

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Our climate is changing, but our infrastructure and public services aren't prepared because successive Governments have failed to prioritise climate action. Close to four years on from the UK's first 40-degree day, it is clear our climate has changed.

Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live

Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record

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The Government's own reports are warning the UK faces major security risks if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse. Yet they still won't publish the full report. Without it, MPs cannot effectively scrutinise how the Government is stepping up to address these fundamental threats.

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security

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