Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart steps down to focus on re-election battle

James Murray
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Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart steps down to focus on re-election battle

'I'm proud of all we have achieved as a government, not least being the first major economy to halve CO2 emissions,' Stuart writes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing another ministerial resignation, after Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart this afternoon confirmed he was stepping down. In a letter posted on social media platform...

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