Diesel car suits me better than electric, says PM’s climate spokesperson

Allegra Stratton cites time taken to recharge on long journeys, despite average electric vehicle now having range of over 200 miles

Boris Johnson's climate spokesperson has criticised the infrastructure that she says is putting people like her off switching to an electric car.

Allegra Stratton, the prime minister's former press secretary, revealed she drove a third-hand" diesel Volkswagen Golf.