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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn

21 September 2023 - 22 mins
Podcast Series Today in Focus

The PM has torn up his ambitious plans for Britain to achieve its commitments on net zero emissions, saying they were ‘unrealistic and punitive’. Kiran Stacey reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

22 mins

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Canada school shooting: what we know so far - The Latest

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Is Starmer out of the woods? – The Latest

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