Chris Skidmore: If you care about climate don't vote Conservative, they're "endangering people's lives, people's jobs"; says Coutinho pushing a "corrupt narrative"

At ClimateImpact Summit, former Conservative energy minister makes no-holds-barred attack on his party

Speaking yesterday at the ClimateImpact Summit, former Conservative energy and science minister Chris Skidmore told a packed theatre in London’s Royal Institution: “historians will look back at this moment and recognise this was the moment that the Conservative Party lost the country because it no longer spoke to the country about what its future is going to look like.”

He was then asked by Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi, “Would it be fair to say that … if people believe in climate change, they shouldn't vote for the conservatives?”

“I think that's right,” Skidmore replied.

“…in its current state, the Conservative Party is endangering people’s lives, people’s jobs, the opportunities for communities to grow further — by taking a negative approach and rowing back on the energy transition.” - Chris Skidmore

Chris Skidmore and Dr. Akshat Rathi. Image courtesy of ClimateImpact.