Top Tories opposing action on climate crisis face backlash from own voters, new research shows

Constituents of MPs Iain Duncan Smith, John Redwood and Steve Baker want UK to go further and faster to cut emissions, Rob Merrick reports

Senior Conservative MPs who oppose radical government action to meet the climate emergency face a backlash from their own voters, new research suggests.

Iain Duncan Smith, John Redwood and Steve Baker have all attacked proposals to help the UK meet its legal commitment of ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050 – believing them to be too costly.

But polling carried out in their constituencies by Greenpeace reveals big majorities support the UK going further and faster, in the run-up to the crucial Cop26 summit in Glasgow next month.