Former #Tory minister vows to vote #Labour over party’s #ClimateFailures

Exclusive: #ChrisSkidmore, ex-energy minister, says #RishiSunak’s bid to turn #NetZero into #CultureWar issue is ‘greatest tragedy of his premiership’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/20/former-tory-minister-vows-to-vote-labour-over-tories-climate-failures
#ClimateCrisis #GE2024 #ToryPoliciesInAction

When the govt's own #NetZero guru resigns as an MP this tells us how bad the #Tories are on #Green policies

A year ago #ChrisSkidmore MP "and his team at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy gathered over 1800 pieces of written evidence ... and spoke to 100s of business and civil society leaders. The resulting report is a comprehensive analysis of how the UK’s Net Zero target by 2050 can be delivered in an economically valuable way."

https://www.carbontrust.com/news-and-insights/insights/the-skidmore-review-is-a-wake-up-call-to-the-uk-act-now-or-risk-losing-opportunities-from-net-zero

'Chris Skidmore resigns Conservative whip over Sunak’s oil and gas licence plan'
'also resigns as an MP, which will trigger byelection'

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/05/chris-skidmore-resigns-conservative-whip-over-sunaks-oil-and-gas-licence-plan

'A former Conservative minister has announced he is resigning as an MP in protest at the party’s dash for oil and gas, setting up an awkward vote for the prime minister on the issue on Monday and an even more difficult byelection within weeks.'

#Conservative #Conservatives #UK #Tories #environment #FossilFuels #oil #gas #ChrisSkidmore

It may seem hard to believe but #ChrisSkidmore shows that there can actually be such thing as a #tory with integrity!

If they were all like Chris then at least we would have a goverment that was fit for purpose even if I would probably disagree with some policy positions while agreeing with others. (which is what should happen with any sensible government)

Conservative party heading in ‘very dark direction’, says former minister | Chris Skidmore | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/10/conservative-party-heading-in-very-dark-direction-says-former-minister-chris-skidmore

Tory MP Chris Skidmore...

If we don't meet our 2030 commitments, we can't achieve net zero by 2050.

Climate sceptic Tory MP Karl McCartney...

That's hyperbowl [sic].

The Conservative Party is the natural party of government. Oh yes.

#NetZero #RishiSunak #Conservatives #ChrisSkidmore #KarlMcCartney #newsnight