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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Staff from climate sceptic group recruited by Tory MP behind net zero attacks

Craig Mackinlay
Craig Mackinlay, the Tory MP for South Thanet, leads the Net Zero Scrutiny Group. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

A Tory MP who leads a group which campaigns against the government’s net zero measures has recruited two members of staff from a controversial organisation that questions climate science.

After the Guardian revealed links between members of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group, run by the MP Craig Mackinlay, and the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), further ties between the two organisations have been found.

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