https://novaramedia.com/2026/06/24/greta-thunberg-slams-uk-government-ahead-of-40c-heatwave/

Ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in Labour’s first year in power.

Greta Thunberg has warned that 40C heatwaves in the UK are “only the beginning” and says Britain’s leaders have “their heads completely buried in the sand” regarding climate change.

Her comments follow revelations that Labour ministers met fossil fuel industry lobbyists more than 500 times during the party’s first year in power, while Labour MPs took tens of thousands of pounds in donations from oil and gas lobbyists.

The activist, 23, was speaking as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a rare red heat-health alert for the first time since 2022, with temperatures forecast to reach as high as 40C later this week.

“This is what experts have been warning about for decades,” Thunberg told Metro. “This is unfortunately only the beginning.”

She added: “We know that the climate crisis is here and now, and not a faraway threat in the future, and those suffering the most are the ones who have contributed the least to cause it.”

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