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Reform UK moves to scrap council’s Climate Emergency declaration

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC · How we work

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Reform UK councillors in England moved to scrap North Northamptonshire Council’s five-year-old Climate and Environment Emergency declaration.
Reform councillor Leon Gibbs introduced the motion to remove the emergency declaration.
Helen Harrison, Conservative leader, called the motion a waste of time.
Labour MP Rosie Wrighting warned extreme heat and flooding demand climate action.
Last year the council’s executive voted unanimously to shift its carbon-neutral target from 2030 to 2050.

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Reform UK councillors in England moved to scrap North Northamptonshire Council’s five-year-old Climate and Environment Emergency declaration.
Reform councillor Leon Gibbs introduced the motion to remove the emergency declaration.
Helen Harrison, Conservative leader, called the motion a waste of time.
Labour MP Rosie Wrighting warned extreme heat and flooding demand climate action.
Last year the council’s executive voted unanimously to shift its carbon-neutral target from 2030 to 2050.