Government will push for green coronavirus recovery, says Tory MP

Alexander Stafford says party can avoid mistakes made in mine closures of Thatcher eraCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government is poised to push for a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis, one of the new Tory party MPs has said, in a way that could wipe out the mistakes made in shutting down the coal industry under Margaret Thatcher."I very much hope we will hear about a green recovery soon from ministers," said Alexander Stafford, who took one of Labour's "red wall" seats in northern England in last December's landslide election victory. "We want a recovery, we want it green, so we will work for a green recovery." Continue reading...