Conservative Party conference: Calls grow for government rethink on energy efficiency and nature policies

Michael Holder
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Prime Minister Liz Truss visits the British Gas Training Academy in Dartford | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
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Prime Minister Liz Truss visits the British Gas Training Academy in Dartford | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street

MPs and green groups demand change in tack on energy efficiency, farming subsidies, and nature protection rules from embattled government as conference gets underway in Birmingham

Since the Conservative Party conference kicked off in Birmingham this weekend, there appear to be growing concerns from within the Party's own ranks about about the government's policy direction on both...

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