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Indian-origin Conservative Party member of Parliament and former president of the COP26 climate summit Alok Sharma has announced his intention to not contest the next UK general election.
The news comes after Mr Sharma criticised Rishi Sunak’s net-zero climbdown last week
The Reading West MP had been critical of Rishi Sunak for watering down the government's climate commitments last month. Mr Sharma's constituency is being changed ahead of the next election.
The Tory MP for Reading West had criticised Rishi Sunak's watering down of key green policies.
One of Reading’s MPs has expressed concern about a government climbdown on its net zero climate goals after a speech by PM Rishi Sunak.