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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn, Political correspondent and Helena Horton

National Trust defends right to campaign on nature amid ‘pressure’ from lobby group

Hilary McGrady wearing a blue jacket in front of a National Trust property
Hilary McGrady, the director general of the National Trust, says she has received abuse online for trying to defend nature. Photograph: National Trust

The National Trust has raised concerns about “political pressure” and defended its right to lobby on nature amid a renewed campaign by a self-styled “anti-woke” group seeking to recruit Conservative MPs to its cause.

The leadership of the UK’s largest charity is facing a fresh challenge at its annual meeting next month from the right-leaning Restore Trust group, whose candidates tried but failed to win seats on the National Trust’s 36-strong governing council last year.

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