Contrary to what you might think, Keir Starmer’s No. 10 and No. 11 had an almost Stalinist disdain for the environment. Environmentalists found themselves portrayed as blockers to growth, and growth had to win. There are few more apposite examples from the Starmer years of Labour’s initial unpreparedness for government and its confusion about what to do when in power.
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