Reinstate climate change minister role, says green Tory Chris Skidmore

MP and head of party?s Net Zero Support Group spends much of his time campaigning on climate emergencyThe next prime minister needs to reinstate the role of minister for climate change, according to the head of the influential Conservative Net Zero Support Group.Chris Skidmore has become one of the leading voices in the Tory green movement. Along with Zac Goldsmith and Alok Sharma, he is part of a significant number of conservatives who are pressing hard for climate action, and who despair at the opinions of a small number of Tories, such as the Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) who oppose swift action on climate breakdown. Continue reading...