Sam Bright leads DeSmog’s coverage of UK politics. He was previously an investigative journalist at the BBC and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Mirror, and others. He is the author of two books.
Sarah Jones ran a fundraising event with the help of a pro-hydrogen group backed by a major Tory donor.
Rishi Sunakโs Tories accepted hundreds of thousands from major donors with financial ties to the oil and gas industry.
New documents show the close financial relationship between Conservative Party patrons and anti-climate think tanks.
Itโs โa scandalโ that the party continues to support Graham Stringer, campaigners say.
Scientific modelling indicates that areas of Clacton could be submerged annually.
The anti-net zero party has been bankrolled by oil and gas investors, aviation entrepreneurs, and those who reject climate science.
The Reform UK leader is a vocal opponent of net zero policies, and has questioned the basis of established climate science.
The broadcasterโs decision to platform a โnotoriousโ anti-science group raises major questions ahead of the general election, campaigners say.
โOutrageousโ findings show that the Conservative Party โis clearly in bed with the fossil fuel lobbyโ, say MPs and campaigners.
After donating ยฃ50,000 to a Conservative faction in December, the Legatum Institute has now hired Lynton Crosbyโs influential CT Group.
