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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Gemmell

The Tories have failed to ‘get climate done’ – so I’ve launched a new centre-right party

Climate protesters (not connected with the Climate party) demand government action in London on 23 July.
Climate protesters (not connected with the Climate party) demand government action in London on 23 July. Photograph: Hesther Ng/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Conservative members – and by default the whole country – have been let down by the current leadership race. Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have almost completely ignored the climate and biodiversity crisis in their pitches to party members, effectively jeopardising the future of millions.

The Conservative party as a whole, along with the other mainstream parties, has miserably failed Britain on climate, displaying a nonchalant attitude to the danger and a lack of commitment to action. Leadership has been so lacking on this issue that my co-founders and I felt compelled to create a new single-issue, centre-right party to champion these concerns: the Climate party.

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