Farage accused of peddling 'nonsense and lies' - as he predicts 'the new Brexit'

Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of peddling "nonsense and lies" about the government's commitment to net zero, as the Reform UK leader said the issue could become the "new Brexit".

The energy secretary said both Mr Farage's party and the Conservatives were prepared to "make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their ideological agenda" ahead of next month's local elections.

The former Labour leader also warned if an anti-net zero agenda was followed, it would not only risk "climate breakdown" but also "forfeit the clean energy jobs of the future" in Britain.

In an article for The Observer referring to price rises that began in 2022, he wrote: "Our exposure to fossil fuels meant that, as those markets went into meltdown and prices rocketed, family, business and public finances were devastated.

"The cost of l...
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