Big news broke today in the Telegraph: Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Opposition, has vowed to scrap the 2008 Climate Change Act. For many, that may sound like just another headline in Westminster. But here in Doncaster, we know the real story: this was our idea first.
Earlier this year, Reform’s Rachel Reed brought forward a motion calling for the repeal of the failed Climate Change Act and the abolition of the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The motion made the case that Britain cannot build a secure energy future while bound by ideological targets and dictated to by unelected quangos.
At the time, some dismissed it as bold, even radical. But today, the Conservative Party under its new leader has admitted Reform was right all along.
Why It Matters
The Climate Change Act has been one of the most damaging pieces of legislation in modern British history. It locked the UK into legally binding carbon budgets that forced up household bills, undermined our industry, and left our countryside facing the bulldozer of giant solar farms and battery storage projects.
Rachel Reed said it best:
> “Local people across Doncaster and South Yorkshire are paying the price for energy policies imposed without consent. Net Zero ideology has pushed up standing charges, destroyed our countryside, and left us dependent on imports. Reform has been leading the fight to restore common sense. The fact that the Conservatives now admit we were right shows just how far the debate has moved in our favour.”
Reform Is Driving the Debate
The Conservatives didn’t arrive at this position by accident. They got here because Reform has been making the case clearly and consistently. From Doncaster to Westminster, the momentum is shifting. What began as a grassroots motion has become national policy.
This is proof that Reform is not just an opposition voice – we are shaping the future direction of British politics.
The Road Ahead
We cannot stop here. Scrapping the Climate Change Act is just the beginning. Britain needs:
Energy sovereignty – investment in reliable domestic power, including nuclear and gas.
Affordable bills – ending the hidden charges that punish households.
Protection for our countryside – no more destruction of farmland and green belt by industrial-scale solar and BESS schemes.
True accountability – removing power from unelected quangos like the CCC and restoring it to Parliament and the people.
Reform UK in Doncaster will keep fighting to put local voices at the centre of national energy policy. And as today’s news proves, when we fight, we change the debate.
The Leader of the Opposition has admitted Reform was right. Now imagine what we can do when we lead.
SAY NO TO THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR LAND 
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