UK: Johnson and Truss join rebels against Sunak keeping new onshore wind ban
Source: The Guardian
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
Peter Walker and Jessica Elgot
Thu 24 Nov 2022 19.13 GMT
Last modified on Thu 24 Nov 2022 20.31 GMT
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have joined a growing Tory backbench rebellion against Rishi Sunaks 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.
While Truss supported the resumption of onshore wind, Johnsons decision to back the amendment is striking given that he did not seek to reverse the longstanding policy when he was prime minister.
Clarkes amendment would oblige the government to change planning rules within six months to allow new projects.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/24/boris-johnson-and-liz-truss-join-rebels-against-rishi-sunak-keeping-new-onshore-wind-ban