Jim McMahon reacts to Zac Goldsmith’s resignation

Jim McMahon MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, reacting to news of Lord Goldsmith’s resignation, said:

“Rishi Sunak’s weakness is laid bare as 24 hours after he refused to condemn Zac Goldsmith, Goldsmith scathingly condemns him. This ‘simply uninterested’ Prime Minister can’t lead his own team, never mind lead the country.

“The Conservatives are in disarray – with mortgages soaring, NHS waiting lists rocketing, and in their own words: ‘apathy in the face of the greatest challenge we face’.

“It’s time for this chaotic Tory government to make way for a Labour government which will provide the leadership this country needs – making it a clean energy superpower for lower bills, good jobs, energy security, and the urgency the climate and environment emergency demands."

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Notes:

• Lord Zac Goldsmith’s resignation letter:https://twitter.com/ZacGoldsmith/status/1674687701834932227?s=20

• Labour has set out how its Foreign Office will restore the UK’s climate leadership on the world stage by pushing for climate action to become a fourth pillar of the UN,working with international partners at the ICC to agree a new international law of ecocide, creating a clean power alliance of nations committed to reaching 100 per cent clean power by 2030, and reversing the Conservatives’ foolish decision to sack the climate envoy.