Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans (opens in new tab)

Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate actionKeir Starmer has faced a problem no Labour government has needed to deal with before. His energy and climate policies – – have come under attack from opposition parties, which have made dismantling the agenda one of their top priorities, second only to immigration, in their pitch to voters.This is new in British politics, where a has held at least since the days of Margaret Thatcher. S...