Former Tory ministers push for ‘bold and positive’ green agenda at election

Exclusive: Alok Sharma among those wanting more onshore and offshore renewables and better energy efficiency in homes

Former Tory cabinet ministers have formed a group to pressure the government to improve its green policies in the hope of making it “credible” in the next general election.

Alok Sharma, the former Cop26 president, is urging Rishi Sunak to have a “bold and positive environmental agenda” in the next general election. He joins the former transport secretary Chris Grayling and Simon Clarke, who was the levelling up secretary, in calling for more ambitious climate policies.