Reeves hints she accepts Burnham will not keep her as chancellor – UK politics live

Reeves refused to say whether she would accept a more junior job in cabinet if Burnham offered her one

Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, is speaking at the BCC conference this afternoon. According to extracts from his speech released in advance, he is going to reiterate the party’s call for the government to “heatproof” Britain. He will say:

The impacts of the climate and nature crisis are well and truly with us, and no-one knows that better than those trying to keep a business afloat among the chaos and disruption caused by extreme weather. This year, agricultural yields are already down more than 10% on the 10-year average for crops like wheat and oats due to the hot and dry spring and summer we saw last year. Seven in ten UK businesses have seen their annual revenue hit by the impacts of the crisis, whether that’s supply chain issues or flooding.

The impacts couldn’t be starker than what we’re seeing this week. Extreme temperatures leaving trains cancelled, employees unable to get to work – or employers forced to send their workers home because they can’t keep their workplace cool.

Next time you see me, I’ll be wearing a T-shirt saying ‘Spiteful Class Warrior’. Because if being a spiteful class warrior means lifting half a million children out of poverty, then I’ll be wearing that T-shirt with pride.

Kemi Badenoch can speak for herself and her own unique brand of unpleasant politics. I’m focussed on better life chances for children.

I think you’re losing the argument when you reduce yourself to that level of abuse.

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