Chris Skidmore accuses the Tory government of 'extremist rhetoric' and 'deliberate misinformation' on net zero
Chris Skidmore accuses the Tory government of 'extremist rhetoric' and 'deliberate misinformation' on net zero
He said: “For the first time, I cannot vote for a party that has boasted of new oil and gas licences in its manifesto or that now argues that net zero is a burden and not a benefit. Mr Skidmore, who signed the UK’s 2050 net zero commitment into law as an energy minister under Theresa May, previously said the bill would send a “global signal that the UK is rowing ever further back from its climate commitments.”In his article, Mr Skidmore accused the Tory government of “extremist rhetoric” and “deliberate misinformation” on net zero.
The former MP becomes the latest Tory to switch his support to Labour, after a number of Conservative backbenchers defected to the party this month.
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