Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho defends government after watchdog accuses PM of setting the UK back...
BBC. Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has defended the government's environmental record following criticism from the outgoing boss of the climate watchdog.
Head of the Climate Change Committee, Chris Stark, told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that Rishi Sunak had "Set us back" on climate change.
Ms Coutinho said the government had a "Very strong track record of delivery".
The Climate Change Committee provides independent advice to ministers and monitors its progress on targets.
In his interview, Mr Stark also urged Labour to be more "Bold" on climate change, saying that, compared to his shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband, the party leader Sir Keir Starmer "Doesn't talk about it quite so much".
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