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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

Liz Truss shows little sign she is ready to meet big environmental challenges

Liz Truss and some cows
The former environment secretary has not been known for her passion for nature, one green Tory said. Photograph: Reuters

Liz Truss faces a daunting array of environmental crises, from energy supply to sewage spills on British beaches, with little to show that she has the inclination to take them on.

Ben Goldsmith, the chair of the Conservative Environment Network, and a longtime green Tory who was a strong supporter of Boris Johnson, said of the UK’s new prime minister and her defeated rival: “Neither Truss nor Sunak has been known for their passion for nature. Neither has made a name for themselves as an environmental leader.”

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