Former Conservative ministers and high-ranking MPs among those who have backed Net Zero Scrutiny Group’s new attack on green policy

The ex-cabinet minister’s comments have been described as a ‘damning indictment’ of the Conservative government.

Rishi Sunak’s party has attacked green traffic measures via adverts to millions of UK voters, despite central government commitments to cut road pollution.

The newspaper’s chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Financial, ideological and senior staff ties are still channelling the interests of opaquely funded think tanks into the heart of government.

Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt is among those to have received funds from a firm owned by a former chair of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Campaigners say there’s “no excuse” for allowing Veolia North America and the Western States Petroleum Association to sponsor events at the Society of Environmental Journalists gathering.

The governing party has accepted millions in “dirty donations” while watering down its net zero commitments.

Mark Pritchard has taken on two new consulting jobs with firms linked to oil and gas in the last six months.

The CEOs of jet fuel suppliers, gas turbine makers, oil and gas companies are among those who made large donations in the last quarter of 2022.