Climate change may be to blame for the flooding and severe storms seen across Britain in recent weeks, David Cameron said today. The Prime Minister said that he “very much” suspects that the extreme weather seen over December and the new year could be attributed to rising global temperatures. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, he said that Britain was seeing “more abnormal weather events”. Mr Cameron’s decision to reiterate his belief in global warming will encourage environmental campaigners but will have ruffled feathers on his back benches. --Laura Pitel, The Times, 9 January 2014
