Former Tory Minister backs Labour, accuses Sunak of 'siding with climate deniers'

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Former Tory Minister backs Labour, accuses Sunak of 'siding with climate deniers'

Chris Skidmore slams former colleagues for embracing 'extremist rhetoric that frames net zero policies as an imposition'

Rishi Sunak's embattled campaign for re-election received a further blow today, as former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore became the most senior Conservative to date to announce they would be backing Labour...

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