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UK government urged to act on ‘devastating’ impact of heatwaves

The Guardian Health Friday 26 June 2026, 12:14 UTC By Damian Carrington Environment editor 1 min read
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MPs told current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classroomsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying effects of the climate crisis. With the country in the grip of the worst heatwave ever recorded in western Europe – a direct result of global heating – the chair of parliament’s environmental audit committee warned ministers of the urgent...

MPs told current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classrooms

The UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying effects of the climate crisis.

With the country in the grip of the worst heatwave ever recorded in western Europe – a direct result of global heating – the chair of parliament’s environmental audit committee warned ministers of the urgent threat and that the UK was falling “far short of what is needed”.

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