At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline

Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.

These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it.

Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline

Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.

These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it.

Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline

Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.

These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it.

Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer

Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says Crisis

The poorest people in England are being denied access to social housing owing to their low income, in a “catch-22” situation that is pushing more people into homelessness, research has found.

A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes meant that housing associations were using strict criteria to choose new tenants, and people on low incomes and in receipt of benefits were having applications denied due to being deemed too risky.

Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says Crisis

The poorest people in England are being denied access to social housing owing to their low income, in a “catch-22” situation that is pushing more people into homelessness, research has found.

A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes meant that housing associations were using strict criteria to choose new tenants, and people on low incomes and in receipt of benefits were having applications denied due to being deemed too risky.

Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says Crisis

The poorest people in England are being denied access to social housing owing to their low income, in a “catch-22” situation that is pushing more people into homelessness, research has found.

A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes meant that housing associations were using strict criteria to choose new tenants, and people on low incomes and in receipt of benefits were having applications denied due to being deemed too risky.

Tory leader also wants time-limit for inquiry, as Labour criticised over delays and rows about investigation’s scope

• UK politics live – latest updates

A nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs must “consider the role of ethnicity, religion and other cultural factors”, the opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said.

The government has faced criticism over its efforts to set up the inquiry, which has been subject to delays and rows about its scope.

Tory leader also wants time-limit for inquiry, as Labour criticised over delays and rows about investigation’s scope

• UK politics live – latest updates

A nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs must “consider the role of ethnicity, religion and other cultural factors”, the opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said.

The government has faced criticism over its efforts to set up the inquiry, which has been subject to delays and rows about its scope.

Tory leader also wants time-limit for inquiry, as Labour criticised over delays and rows about investigation’s scope

• UK politics live – latest updates

A nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs must “consider the role of ethnicity, religion and other cultural factors”, the opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said.

The government has faced criticism over its efforts to set up the inquiry, which has been subject to delays and rows about its scope.