Public interest in the climate crisis has declined as the issue has been politicized and weaponized by right-wing figures.

“The politicization and the weaponization of it by the right, Farage, Trump, etc. has got some traction within the political debate.”

It would be a political mistake for the Labour Party to move away from being a global leader on climate change.

“If Labour were to slide away from being a global leader on climate change, I think that politically would be a mistake.”