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‘Pro-net-zero’ Mordaunt under pressure for taking climate sceptics’ cash

Tory leadership candidate has welcomed endorsements and taken donations from figures opposed to UK’s climate target

By Adam Bychawski
‘Pro-net-zero’ Mordaunt under pressure for taking climate sceptics’ cash
Mordaunt has said she would scrap green levies and halve fuel VAT as part of her leadership campaign pitch. | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt is under pressure to explain donations she has taken from prominent climate sceptics despite maintaining she backs the UK’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

The trade minister has previously received £20,000 from First Corporate Consultants, a company run by Terence Mordaunt, who chaired the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) between 2019 and 2021.

She did not respond to openDemocracy’s requests for comment – but could face questions on her financial backers at tonight’s leadership debate on Channel 4.

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