Labour condemns new trade secretary for tweets rejecting climate science
by Peter Walker and Heather Stewart from on (#5PM16)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan dismisses those who believe in global heating as fanatics' in resurfaced posts
The new international trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has been accused of rejecting the science behind the climate emergency after a series of tweets came to light showing her dismissing those who believe in global heating as fanatics".
Labour has condemned the appointment of Trevelyan, who was elevated from junior business minister, which took in the brief of promoting clean growth, to replace Liz Truss, the new foreign secretary, as part of Boris Johnson's reshuffle on Wednesday.
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