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Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be act of self harm, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have urged the Government not to cut the budget for nature-friendly farming, saying it would harm food security and...
Oct 21, 20242 min read

Labour risks breaking manifesto pledge by Budget cut to farming fund
The Government risks breaching its manifesto promises if it cuts a flagship farming fund at the Budget, critics have claimed. The...
Oct 20, 20243 min read

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick urged to set out plans for environment
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have been urged to set out their plans for bold environmental action. The Conservative Environment...
Oct 18, 20241 min read

Green Tories urge leadership candidates to set out ‘strong environmental platform’
A network of Conservative politicians have urged the two remaining party leadership candidates to set out a ‘strong environmental...
Oct 18, 20241 min read

Tories warn of 'environmental disaster' in Chagos Islands with pristine ocean habitats left 'at the mercy of China' after Keir Starmer ceded sovereignty to Mauritius
Handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would leave a 'pristine marine ecosystem' at the mercy of China, senior Tories warn today. They...
Oct 15, 20243 min read

Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem
John Flesher, the deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, agrees. “Many will rightly fear China’s clear desire to...
Oct 13, 20241 min read

Labour's surrender of Chagos Islands risks world's largest marine protected area, warn MPs
John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “The government’s shameful decision to hand over British...
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Tackling climate change requires Conservative values
One hundred and forty-two years after the world’s first coal power plant opened on London’s Holborn Viaduct, the UK’s last operational...
Sep 30, 20243 min read


Government warned of ‘massive own goal’ if it fails to deliver on farming budget
In a letter to the Telegraph, former Conservative environment secretaries and ministers including Michael Gove and Therese Coffey have...
Sep 11, 20241 min read

Farming budget cuts ‘could cost jobs and scupper net zero’
Meanwhile, Michael Gove and Rebecca Pow are among nine former environment and farming ministers who said a potential £100 million cut...
Sep 11, 20241 min read

Don't cut nature-friendly farm fund, urge Tories
Four former Conservative environment secretaries have warned the government against cutting a fund that pays farmers in England to plant...
Sep 11, 20242 min read

Tory environmentalists put one candidate ahead of all others - but big question remains
Green Tories have had their say on who should be the next leader of the party. While one candidate has a strong lead, the survey reveals...
Aug 21, 20242 min read

Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
Framing net zero as a “burden” was an “electoral mistake” for the Tories, according to the director of the Conservative Environment...
Aug 17, 20244 min read

Starmer urged to ‘stand up to EU threats’ as Brexit ‘empowered’ UK to move away from ‘destructive’ bottom trawlers
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to "stand up to the EU’s threats" and ban bottom trawling in a bid to make the most of the UK’s newfound...
Aug 9, 20242 min read

Tories did more to clean up rivers than people think, ex-minister claims
More was done tackle river pollution by the Conservative government than they get credit for, an ex-environment minister has said....
Aug 4, 20243 min read

Next Tory leader issued urgent warning by Boris Johnson and other ex party chiefs
Boris Johnson has emerged to lead a charge against the next Conservative Party leader watering down the party’s commitment to tackling...
Jul 29, 20242 min read

'Take bold action!' Boris weighs in on Tory leadership race as ex-PM puts pressure on hopefuls to 'finish job'
Boris Johnson has weighed in on the 2024 Tory leadership race as the ex-Prime Minister puts pressure on contenders to “finish the job”....
Jul 29, 20242 min read

Tory environmental group issues warning over Labour's green plans
Conservative Environment Network director Sam Hall said: “Environmentalists should welcome the ambitions of the new government to...
Jul 17, 20241 min read

Labour accused of 'wasting taxpayers' money' with creation of GB Energy
Labour has been accused of “wasting taxpayers’ money” through the creation of GB Energy. The Great British Energy Bill in the King’s...
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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