Last week the Labour leader was heckled by climate activist, now people are hugging trees in a show of unity for the environment. ‘Starmer tree hugger,’ is now trending on social media.
Starmer has been accused of “wavering on climate commitments” after the Labour party refused to commit to the £11.6bn climate funding pledge made to the world’s poorest nations.
Sophie Rigg, ActionAid UK’s head of policy and research for climate and humanitarian, said: “With a year to go before a general election, it’s concerning to see both the government and the opposition wavering on their climate commitments. To do so lays bare the government’s failure to act as a global leader and is jeopardising global progress on climate.
“We need our politicians to demonstrate brave leadership on climate change and commit to honouring our £11.6bn pledge with new and additional finance that recognises the severity of the climate crisis. Climate change affects us all, so these are broken promises to the electorate as well as the rest of the world.”
Starmer tree hugger
Sir Keir Starmer said “I hate tree huggers” in an outburst that shocked his shadow cabinet, it has been reported in the Independent.
So a lot of people have headed out to find a tree to hug, here are a few of them…
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Or indeed this…
Related: Watch: Starmer heckled and then slammed by Mick Lynch
