The election of Liz Truss as the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister has stirred unease in the already-troubled U.K. scientific community and concern among environment advocates.
The election of Liz Truss as the United Kingdom’s next prime minister has stirred unease in the already-troubled U.K. scientific community and concern among environment advocates. Truss, whose election was announced by the Conservative Party today and who previously served as foreign secretary under outgoing leader Boris Johnson, has said little about science.
Truss’s opponent in the leadership contest—decided by the members of the Conservative Party—was Rishi Sunak, who served as Johnson’s chief finance minister. Sunak had promised to uphold the “science superpower” agenda, and as the minister who presided over the current science budget, he might have felt more obliged to make good on the previous government’s promises, Wilsdon says.
Shaun Spiers, executive director of think tank the Green Alliance, says Truss and Sunak were both “really depressingly trivial” on their commitment to climate action and environmental protection. A particular cause for concern has been both candidates’ desire to shed EU legislation, including regulations on environmental protection, food safety, and chemicals.
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