Keir Starmer avoided answering a question about council tax from the leader of the opposition during PMQs on Wednesday. Kemi Badenoch earlier said the prime minister had made unilateral commitments at Cop29 that would make life more expensive for everyone and pressed Starmer on whether he would keep the cap on council tax. The prime minister preferred to focus on his appearance at the climate summit instead, saying he was proud of the fact that he was restoring leadership on the crisis, and talking about his 'huge order' for blades for offshore wind for Hull

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