When it comes to green policies, Rishi Sunak is colour blind

Unlike his predecessor Boris Johnson, the PM’s commitment to the environment is flimsy at best, writes Andrew Grice

Tory MPs are increasingly critical of the PM (Getty)

Rishi Sunak is still haunted by the ghost of Boris Johnson, as Partygate and now Chris Pincher – the two scandals which brought down the former prime minister – remain in the headlines, scuppering a frustrated Sunak’s attempts to move on.

While most Conservative MPs regard the Johnson regime as disastrous and welcome the relative stability under Sunak, there’s a growing recognition among them that Johnson did better than Sunak in one area. Not Ukraine, on which Sunak has matched his unwavering support – but climate change.

Sunak is no climate denier but is just “not interested," as Tory peer Zac Goldsmith told Channel 4 News a week after his resignation as a minister with a parting shot at the prime minister’s “apathy” on the issue.