Green Tories fear lurch away from progress on climate after Johnson
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#616G3)
Successor may be less sympathetic to environmental concerns, some supporters say
Boris Johnson lost the support of all his key backers in the final months before his resignation, with the Brexiters and rightwing culture warriors who cheered him to victory the first to melt away, followed by once loyal cabinet ministers. But one group will be lamenting the end of the Johnson era: green Tories have seen the prime minister as their best hope for years, and are concerned that his successor will not live up to his promises.
Johnson's premiership has brought more major environmental legislation and arguably greater progress on tackling the climate and nature crises than either of his Conservative predecessors in the past decade.
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