Johnson and Truss join rebels against Sunak keeping new onshore wind ban

About 20 Conservative MPs want to end longstanding de facto block on new wind farms in England

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have joined a growing Tory backbench rebellion against Rishi Sunak's refusal to allow new onshore wind projects in England, in another challenge to the levelling up bill.

The former prime ministers are among about 20 Conservative MPs to have signed an amendment tabled by Simon Clarke, who served as a minister under Johnson and Truss, that would end the de facto ban on new onshore wind that has been in place since 2014.