British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called for national reflection following the sudden death of Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who passed away at the age of 41 in south London on Friday. Arday, who made history as Cambridge‘s youngest Black professor in 2023, had recently resigned from his post as professor … Read more
More than 50 leading environmental organisations, including Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth, have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, accusing him of remaining silent on the climate crisis as the UK endures its fifth heatwave of the year. The extreme weather, marked by widespread droughts and devastating wildfires, has closed … Read more
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing intense backlash from environmental campaigners and industry experts after moving to water down electric vehicle sales targets and consider new North Sea oil and gas drilling, all while the UK battles devastating wildfires and historic heatwaves. On Friday, as temperatures soared and military assistance was deployed to fight blazes … Read more
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has enacted an immediate, nationwide ban on the sale of disposable barbecues and deployed military personnel as Britain faces an unprecedented wildfire crisis. Speaking from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where at least 19 people were hospitalized and whole streets destroyed, Burnham warned that the nation resembles a “tinderbox” amid extreme … Read more
