MPs call on Liz Truss to hold to net zero target after campaign pledges

Exclusive: 29 MPs and peers urge new PM to recommit to target after her campaign promised to expand oil and gas production

Liz Truss must hold to the legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, parliamentarians from all of the UK's major parties have urged in a letter to the incoming prime minister.

Truss has pledged to keep the target, but her campaign promises to expand oil and gas production in the North Sea, voices support for fracking, and her opposition to onshore wind and solar farms have led to fears that she could renege on actions needed to meet the target.