Tories must show they care about the environment, says Thérèse Coffey

Environment secretary says party is still committed to net zero, after Sunak’s promise to ‘max out’ gas and oil reserves

The Conservative party will lose the next election if it abandons its green policies, the environment secretary has said.

Thérèse Coffey said the party must show that it cared about the environment and insisted that “despite the noise over the last week”, the government was still committed to reaching net zero by 2050.