Powys Conservative councillor quits over climate policy U-turn

Summarised from County Times's report · Updated 13 Oct, 17:03 · Archive

A Powys councillor has resigned from the Conservative group over the party's weakening stance on climate change.

County Times reports that Powys councillor Lucy Roberts resigned from the Conservative group on 13 October. She represents Llandrinio ward in north Powys. Her resignation reduces the Conservative group to 12 councillors, making it the third-largest group on the council, two short of the Powys Independents group which is the official opposition.

Roberts said she could not support Conservative proposals to repeal both Net Zero legislation and the 2008 Climate Change Act, nor the disbanding of the Environment Agency and Natural England, where she had previously worked. She said: 'I believe that climate change is the most significant challenge we currently face and looking after the natural environment is an important element of mitigating against its worst effects.' She apologised to those who voted for her purely because she represented the Conservative Party but said she would continue to serve her ward residents.

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• Powys Conservative quits party over climate change commitments at conferencePowys councillor Lucy Roberts resigns from Conservatives on October 13 over climate policies, opposing plans to scrap Net Zero laws.County Times · 13 Oct, 16:28

In this story: Lucy Roberts · Conservative Party · Powys · Llandrinio · Environment Agency · Natural England

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