Article Tags: Green Tories, Public Polls
DAVID Cameron was given a stark warning yesterday that his enthusiasm for green policies is unlikely to be shared by the coming influx of Tory MPs.
A poll of the 240 Conservative candidates best placed to win seats at the election found most ranked tackling climate change as their lowest priority.
Reducing Britain’s soaring deficit was rated the most important issue facing the country.
The poll, published by the conservativehome website for Tory supporters, will come as a blow to the party leader. Mr Cameron has repeatedly campaigned on the slogan “vote blue, go green” and was famously pictured with huskies in the Arctic to highlight the threat of global warming.
Source: express.co.uk