Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies

Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories

Ben Goldsmith, the veteran Conservative environmentalist and ally of Boris Johnson, has been approached to write Reform UK's policies on nature, as Nigel Farage's party attempts to make inroads with voters put off by his stance on the climate crisis.

Goldsmith will work with the Reform leader and his policy adviser James Orr on policies such as fishing and preservation of the green belt, as party figures admit they are struggling to win over Conservative voters who care about the environment.