Skidmore, who resigned Tory whip last week, predicts former party will lose election partly because of its stance on net zero

Labour should stick to its £28bn climate spending plans, Chris Skidmore has said days after he quit as a Conservative MP due to Rishi Sunak’s climate stance.

Speaking to the Guardian, the former minister who was tasked with writing a review of the government’s net zero plans, said he supported the pledge despite being a “fiscal conservative”.

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