CLIMATE campaigners slammed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for having “fingers in his ears” on environmental issues today as new data revealed record-breaking temperatures in Britain.

Greenpeace said Mr Sunak’s government will be remembered as one of “climate failure” thanks to its lack of action on tackling emissions, after provisional data showed that Britain had its second warmest year on record in 2023, beaten only by record heat the year before.

A government spokesperson said the Tories are “committed” to meeting their net zero targets, and boasted that they were “world leaders in cutting emissions.”