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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Zac Goldsmith resigns as environment minister after Patrygate probe criticism

LORD Zac Goldsmith has resigned as a minister in Rishi Sunak's government - after being accused of undermining the House of Commons investigation into Boris Johnson.

Goldsmith said the government's "apathy" on climate change made it "untenable" for him to remain in the role of minister for the international environment.

He also claimed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was "uninterested" in the environment.

It comes after Goldsmith was among 10 Tories the Privileges Committee accused of being part of a campaign to interfere with their inquiry into Johnson. 

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