She famously served a two year stinters environment secretary under david cameron, though she never really seemed to be settled in that roll. Where does she come from on environmental issues? She's got some prominent net zero sceptics among her supporters. Do you think they will have any influence on her? I think that's the concern here. What we need to look at is who these candidates are going to put in key positions of influence. That will us a lot about what they plann to really do during the leadership debates.
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have clashed on a number of issues as they battle to become the next prime minister. However, as heated debates hit our television screens, the climate emergency has been alarmingly absent from discussions. Ian Sample chats to Guardian environment correspondent Fiona Harvey about which candidate is ‘least bad’ when it comes to green policies, and why one of the world’s most urgent issues has taken a back seat in the leadership contest. Help support our independent journalism at
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