# 15 million adults left feeling unwell by recent heatwave

By Robert Palmer — 2026-07-07

Robert Palmer, deputy director of Uplift, said: “When extreme heat is making people ill, it is beyond time that our politicians woke up to the fact that millions of people can’t just ‘turn up the AC’.

“Worse, some in Westminster are still going out to bat for the oil and gas industry and calling for more drilling, which is the very thing driving extreme weather.

“Andy Burnham must put the public’s need for cheaper bills and a safe climate ahead of oil companies’ profits – and protect us and our children from worse to come.”

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