It was David Cameron who originally said "vote blue, go green", but it has fallen to Boris Johnson to be the Conservative Prime Minister having to put green measures into action
As #COP26 gets underway, Mr Johnson has stressed the importance of coming away from the summit with serious commitments from world leaders.
"His reputation for leadership on the world stage could be at stake," says @LOS_Fisher
🌏Boris Johnson has admitted his nerves around the conference, conceding in recent days that it's touch and go whether COP26 will achieve its key goals
Mr Johnson is also facing significant pressure from his own party.
Around 40 Conservative MPs have formed the Net Zero Scrutiny Group to warn of the high costs of implement the measures necessary for achieving the 2050 goal
♻️"Boris Johnson has a grave task ahead of him to get the country, his party and the voters behind him"
🔴 Ursula Von der Leyen has been accused of contributing to a “climate disaster” after using private jets on more than half of her overseas missions, including short hops to London and Paris
✈️The European Commission president even jetted to Glasgow for the Cop26 environment summit, which she has called a “moment of truth” for the future of the planet’s battle against climate change
🌎An analysis by the Telegraph reveals the EU’s top official ordered “air taxis” for 18 out of her 34 official trips since taking up the role in December 2019, on a pledge to turn the bloc carbon-neutral by 2050
France is furious that the Government has approved just 16 licences for small French fishing boats to operate in Britain’s six-to-12-mile coastal zone
🇫🇷 Jean Castex, France’s prime minister, last week tried to recruit the EU in slapping Britain with sanctions, urging the bloc’s leaders to punish Britain for Brexit.
France has also threatened to block any EU-level cooperation with the UK until the row is resolved
🔴 Matt Hancock is expected to announce new restrictions as coronavirus cases in the UK have seen a consistent, two-day increase
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The Health Secretary says the Government will be "stepping up the communications" around social distancing "until we can build up the mass testing capacity and ultimately the vaccine"