“I was gobsmacked.” On Question Time last night, former Green party leader Caroline Lucas said Andy Burnham’s disposable barbecue ban was an inadequate response to heatwaves, droughts and wildfires this summer. But the prime minister has recently shifted his rhetoric, recommitting on Thursday to Labour’s manifesto pledge to hit net zero by 2050. He has also promised nearly £30m of funding to give “communities power over local energy”. On Novara Live, Steven Methven and Dalia Gebrial ask: Is it enough?

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