Reform would threaten ‘survivability’ of farmers with US trade deal, says Atkins Victoria Atkins said chlorine-washed salad was not the same as chlorinated chicken because ‘lettuce doesn’t poo’. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Tory MPs back mandatory swift bricks in all new homes to help declining birds Calls grow for legislation requiring developers to include hollow bricks for endangered nesting species The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
Labour MPs to lobby Keir Starmer to put green policies at heart of manifesto Members who set up group say past policies have been ‘trite’ and social justice case needs to be clearly made The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023
Public backs wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills, poll suggests Some 77% of those quizzed backed the green technologies to tackle the cost of soaring bills. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Kemi Badenoch moves away from net zero by 2050, in double climate U-turn Tory leadership hopeful says she could set target back, despite backing the 2019 pledge on Monday The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022
Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns his party has ‘two weeks’ to save the target. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022
Green Tories fear lurch away from progress on climate after Johnson Successor may be less sympathetic to environmental concerns, some supporters say The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022
Tory MPs criticise Ben Goldsmith over praise for Extinction Rebellion Chair of Conservative Environment Network faces calls to resign after tweeting support for Just Stop Oil protests The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022
Half of Tory backbench MPs have joined party’s green group Conservative Environment Network has 133 MPs in its ranks, while Net Zero Scrutiny Group has 19 publicly named members The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022