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Peter Ainsworth, Tory whip who served in the Shadow Cabinet and was passionate about the environment – obituary Described as ‘a Technicolor human being’, he was Campaigning Politician of the Year in 1993 and championed English classical music Peter Ainsworth at the 2000 Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth Credit: Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock Peter Ainsworth, who has died suddenly aged 64, was Conservative MP for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010, a government whip under John Major, an...

The Budget showed the gap between the Conservatives’ green rhetoric and reality At a time when the world urgently needs climate leadership, Rishi Sunak desperately failed to provide it.  Disposable cup in hand, Rishi Sunak stood at the parliamentary despatch box yesterday and asked the country to, once again, trust that Tory austerity will lead the country to stability. In his opening remarks, the Chancellor used a phrase that has become synonymous with green ambition: “I do want to b...

Tory MPs Condemned For Backing New Coal Mine While Promoting Green Policies Five MPs accused of hypocrisy for supporting West Cumbria coal mine despite signing up to party environmental caucus. Tory MPs have been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged that they are backing a controversial new UK coal mine while promoting clean growth and action on climate change. Labour has hit out at five MPs for backing a letter in support of the West Cumbria mine while also being members of the Conservative E...

Green measures such as a change to the Bank of England's remit do not go far enough, critics say.

First published on Wed 3 Mar 2021 11.54 EST The chancellor has changed the remit of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting monetary policy committee to include a duty to support the government’s net zero carbon ambition alongside its longstanding responsibility to keep inflation in check. Rishi Sunak made the change to reflect the importance of environmental sustainability, he said. Under the green upgrade, the Bank must support the government’s strategy to “level up opportunity in...

Budget 2021: Businesses and charities make last-minute calls for green funding to Rishi Sunak With the 2021 Budget being announced on Wednesday (3 March), Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure over the Green Homes Grant, National Nature Service and other green policy decisions. Sunak will be hosting a press conference after the Budget speech on Wednesday. Image: HM Treasury  Since Sunak delivered his first Budget last March, he has been working to deliver the Treasury’s response...

<strong>Analysis: </strong>Ministers urged to show global leadership as Britain prepares to host UN Cop26 climate talks

Boris Johnson’s father has called on him to “practise what he preaches” on conservation by funding his environmental pledges.The prime minister is expected today to announce continued funding to

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford BURY South MP Christian Wakeford has signed up to champion in Parliament a suite of solutions and policies to create green jobs and get the UK on track to net zero emissions. Mr Wakeford will be working with 24 other Conservative MPs to promote a range of technological and natural solutions to climate change, to ensure that the UK creates more green jobs as part of the post-Covid economic recovery and further reduces greenhouse gas emissions. In June 2019 ...