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Revealed: business secretary accepted donations from fossil fuel investors

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Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
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Exclusive: Kwasi Kwarteng accepted funding as part of 2019 election bid despite Tories' green pledges

The UK's new business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, accepted substantial donations from fossil fuel investors and advisers as part of his 2019 general election campaign, despite the government's commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Kwarteng was energy minister until earlier this month, when he was promoted to secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy. He replaced Alok Sharma, who has now taken full-time responsibility for the UK's hosting of this year's UN climate talks, Cop26.

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