10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet
From the offensive to the bizarre
“So first, why doesn’t [Rees-Mogg] admit the truth, that anyone who knows anything about this subject says his claim that fracking will cut bills is nonsense.”
‘In July, Truss told a hustings of Tory MPs that she would be at the next UN climate change conference — due to be held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, in November’
The cap Liz Truss would implement, at £2,500, still means your energy bills have doubled since this time last year
“The cost of not acting now is too great, as we stand on the precipice of a new emergency.”
She defended herself for taking ‘difficult decisions’
“The fact that Mordaunt ultimately lost out to the Mail’s favoured candidate Liz Truss, who has gone on to win election as Prime Minister, shows how powerful newspapers still are in politics.”
“The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty. But the government is attacking it in broad daylight.”
‘Rosebank won’t do anything to lower our energy bills, or make our energy supply safer.’
“There aren’t currently any negotiations taking place with the US and I don’t have any expectation that those are going to start in the short to medium term.”
The move has raised further fears about the PM’s commitment to tackling climate change.