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If you are a constituent, please ask your candidates for their views and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk<\/a>. Ask your candidates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Where you stand on the issue of climate change.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you fully support the UK’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, to the target for 2030 announced at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, and to the target for 2035 announced at COP29 in Baku in 2024? Will you work to ensure that the UK does not shy away from these commitments? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
    Candidate and party<\/strong><\/td>Candidate position on climate change and net zero by 2050.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Andy Burnham <\/strong>
    The Labour Party

    X<\/path><\/svg><\/a>

    Labour Party National policy<\/path><\/svg><\/a>
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    Alan ‘Howlin’ Laud Hope<\/strong>
    The Official Monster Raving Loony Party

    a.hope70@yahoo.com<\/a>

    X<\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Robert Kenyon <\/strong>
    Reform UK

    Via:     chair.makerfield@reformuk.com<\/a>

    Reform UK National Policy<\/path><\/svg><\/a>

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    <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Rebecca Shepherd <\/strong>
    Restore Britain

    makerfield@restorebritain.org.uk<\/a>

    Restore Britain National policy<\/path><\/svg><\/a>
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