Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, commenting on Owen Paterson’s speech on climate change, said:

“Owen Paterson’s latest outburst points to the growing climate change denial in the Tory Party. The fact that David Cameron appointed him as Environment Secretary for two years makes a total mockery of the Prime Minister’s promise to lead the greenest government ever.

"Labour is proud of Britain’s leadership on tackling climate change. Climate change is a threat to our national security and to scrap the Climate Change Act now would damage Britain’s influence abroad and put a halt to much-needed investment in clean energy here in Britain.”

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