Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder
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Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho accepted a £2,000 donation in January from Lord Michael Hintze, a funder of the UK’s leading climate science denial pressure group, DeSmog can reveal. The donation, which was registered on 4 January and declared on the MPs’ register of interests this week, was to aid Coutinho’s local […]
  • TheBiscuitLout@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    How can this not be a criminal offence, let alone not require her immediate dismissal and repayment of salary?

    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
      3·
      10 months ago

      The Tories know they are going to loose the next election anyway. Obviously they are not going to make it a crime, they rather cash in any built good connections with the fossil fuel industry, as their policy has pissed of most of the other industries really badly already. Since Labour is going to do some unpopular climate related policy, this gives the Tories a strong ally to help them out and finance a massive campaign againt Labour.