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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu, Peter Walker and Ben Quinn

Backtrack on net zero and lose votes, Tory MPs warn Sunak

Rishi Sunak at the control board of a gas plant with Shell workers
Rishi Sunak visiting the Shell St Fergus gas plant in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire on Monday. Photograph: Euan Duff/AP

Rishi Sunak must resist pressure and avoid backtracking on Britain’s net zero goals or risk losing the support of an environmentally responsible electorate, Conservative MPs have warned.

Many Tory MPs are privately very concerned that the prime minister’s desperation to appear on the side of motorists could see him lose sight of the country’s climate commitments. Many have, however, stopped short of publicly criticising him.

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