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The most undemocratic vote of them all
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Leading us over the cliff
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Bristol
Brexit is incompatible with combating climate change
How can Theresa May’s legacy, as mentioned in your article, be to make Great Britain the world leader in climate change when the the UK is leaving the customs union with the EU?
Surely the UK making its own trade deals with more distant partners such as Australia, New Zealand and America, rather than its closest neighbours in the EU, increases the country’s carbon footprint considerably to the detriment of the fight against climate change.
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