Roger Harrabin reports for BBC News on growing UK pressure to ratify the Paris Agreement, stating that a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May told the outlet that “the UK would ratify ‘as soon as possible,’ but did not suggest a date.”

Representatives from the Labour, the Lib Dems, SNP and the Greens suggest that the UK is losing its foothold as a global leader in climate action to countries like the United States and China, which formally joined the agreement over the weekend.

The representatives urged the UK to take swift action, warning that there’s no good reason to delay.