Tory MP urged to quit job as adviser to ‘climate denier’ US fossil fuel firm

Critics say Mark Pritchard's 46,800-a-year role with Linden Energy is highly concerning'

A Tory MP has been urged to quit his second job as a 325-an-hour adviser to a US fossil fuel firm after the company was accused of using classic climate denial" tactics to delay action on the climate crisis.

Mark Pritchard, 55, Conservative MP for the Wrekin in Shropshire, took on a role providing strategic communications advice" to Linden Energy Holdings in May, official records show. He will be paid 46,800 a year for working 12 hours a month through his consulting company, Map Advisory.