Climate and Nature Bill Debate
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Roz Savage
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Climate and Nature Bill
Roz Savage ExcerptsFriday 24th January 2025
(6 days, 17 hours ago)
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Carla Denyer
I am on my final sentence. Let us set aside party allegiances for a moment. We can show bold leadership together.
Dr Savage
I admire the hon. Member’s passion and commitment to the cause. I am afraid I was not in the Chamber to hear the beginning of her speech, but from what I have been able to gather, let me take the opportunity to set the record straight. I very much believe that we do need cross-party consensus. I have been willing and eager to have conversations with the Government. I have been an environmental campaigner for the last 20 years. I have tried the placard-waving and I have marched in the streets. That has an important role to play, but there is a reason that I chose to come to this place: to take the policy approach. As the third party, the only way we can do that is by working with the Government.
Carla Denyer
With the greatest of respect to the hon. Member, taking a Bill containing binding legislation to Committee stage for line-by-line scrutiny is not placard-waving. Voting for the Bill today is voting for a liveable future. I hope that is what we all choose.