Andy's Green In-Tray

Andy's Green In-Tray

August 28, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the environmental changes expected under an Andy Burnham government, focusing on key decisions in energy, transport, and nature protection.

How will the environment be changed by an Andy Burnham government? As the new parliamentary session opens, Tom Heap and Helen Czerski leaf through the government in-tray to reveal the big decisions that will need to be taken on energy, transport and nature protection. Discussing the issues from Rosebank to wildfires are Sky News Economics Editor, Ed Conway, climate scientist Corrine Le Quéré from the University of East Anglia and Michael Jacobs, former Special Advisor on the environment to Prime Minster Gordon Brown. Producers: Ed Prendeville and Beth Sagar-Fenton

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