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- Richard Tice told a press conference people should enjoy the heat and English wine.
- Bridget Phillipson said Tice owes an apology to firefighters battling UK wildfires.
- Heatwave temperatures topped 35 °C, costing the UK an estimated £4 bn in economic output.
- Met Office estimated 2,700 heat-related deaths in England and Wales, 42 % linked to human-induced warming.
- Tice advocated desalination plants, citing Middle East examples, to address UK water shortages.
