Chris Grayling named top green MP by Conservative Environment Network
The Conservative Environment Network named their favourite MP as … Chris Grayling. Despite not being renowned for his action on the...
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- May 21
- 1 min
Blair and Hague like ‘two old guys on park bench setting world to rights’
Lord Hague has said that he and Sir Tony Blair are like “two old guys on a park bench setting the world to rights”, as he revealed the...
- May 19
- 1 min
Tourists on British beaches are being 'scared out of the water' by fears of sewage, says Tory MP demanding year-round sophisticated water quality checks amid crisis in Devon
Tourists have been left afraid to go into the water off UK beaches because of fears the sea is contaminated with sewage, a senior Tory MP...
- May 13
- 5 min
Green Tories back plans to boost UK woodlands
New manifesto from Conservative Environment Network comes amid fears government could break promise on peat compost ban and relax UK...
- May 13
- 1 min
Tory row to ignite over subsidies to wood-burning power stations
But a decision to continue subsidies would spark a Tory row as a report by the Conservative Environment Network urges ministers not to...
- May 13
- 2 min
Serve VENISON in schools and hospitals to help control deer population, Tory MPs tell government as they warn 'cheap and abundant homegrown meat' championed by Jeremy Clarkson on Clarkson's Farm is be
Ministers are being urged to take action to protect the environment while also boosting UK food security and lowering family bills by...
- May 13
- 1 min
Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet
In other UK news, the Times reports that “ministers are preparing to extend subsidies to wood-burning power stations despite Tory MPs...
- May 13
- 1 min
MPs blast local authorities for wasting taxpayer money by planting wrong trees
The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) has called for action in its tree planting manifesto released today. Kitty Thompson, senior...
- May 12
- 2 min
Slash red tape to kick-start expansion of forests, Tory MPs say
In a manifesto to be launched this week, the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) say that fast tracked access to government cash for...
- May 1
- 1 min
Don’t cut the green crap: Why reversing climate policies might be a mistake
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), had a different take. “In terms of policy, I think the government is...
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Government under pressure to set up green levy on UK imports
Ministers are under growing pressure to firm up plans for a green levy on imports to the UK before the general election campaign. The...
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Celebrities and MPs push for the government to ban the sale of peat compost to gardeners
MPs and celebrities have urged ministers to bring forward a ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners. Former environment secretary...
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Use Brexit freedom to stop French fishing boats from 'pillaging our waters': Green Tory MPs back Rishi Sunak in growing row with Paris over UK ban on bottom trawlers wreaking havoc in protected areas
Britain must use its Brexit freedom to keep destructive French fishing boats out of protected UK waters, Tory MPs have warned amid a...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Monty Don says gardeners using peat are ‘irresponsible’ and calls for government ban
Monty Don has said gardeners who use peat are “lazy and irresponsible”, as he backs a new push for the Government to introduce a...
- Apr 16
- 1 min
London Playbook: FOR PEAT’S SAKE
MPs and celebrities are calling for a ban on the sale of peat to protect peatlands, a habitat for many plant and animal species....
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Conservationists and celebrities urge Government to back Bill to ban peat sales
Wildlife campaigners and celebrities are calling for the Government to support efforts to bring in a promised ban on sales of peat for...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Give landlords tax breaks to make 'Europe's leakiest homes' more energy efficient and cut bills for renters, Jeremy Hunt is told by Tory MPs who say it will also make Britain less reliant on foreign g
Tory MPs are pushing the government to give domestic landlords tax cuts if they make their homes more energy efficient in order to cut...
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and...
- Apr 4
- 1 min
New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have demanded the Government require all new homes to be fitted with solar panels to boost the UK’s energy security....
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Taxpayers spending millions of pounds each year to clean blighted communities, MP warns
Tory MP Selaine Saxby said it is an “intrinsically conservative value” to take pride in local communities. She added: “Unfortunately,...
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