Labour accused of climate Bill chaos

Labour was accused of downgrading its commitment to tackle global warming yesterday as Tony Blair and David Miliband, the Environment Secretary, were charged with reneging on a promise to introduce a Climate Change Bill. The claim, by the Liberal Democrats, came after the Government confirmed plans to consult on a "draft" environment Bill. The Bill was specifically listed in last year's Queen's Speech programme of forthcoming legislation after pressure from David Cameron's Conservatives and Sir Menzies Campbell's Liberal Democrats.