Tories Urge Sunak To Act As Though He Cares About Climate, "Attract" Younger Voters
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Liberal Tories have been pushing hard for the party to show more enthusiasm for pro-green policies, after Sunak recently criticised a “hair shirt” approach to tackling the climate crisis. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has also vowed not to adopt Joe Biden’s “subsidy bowl” approach, referring to the president’s Inflation Reduction Act designed to help the US achieve a net zero carbon economy.
There has also been frustration over a delay to renter reforms that would have handed tenants in England more protection. Meanwhile, Sunak is also under pressure from the right of the party not to abandon the pensions triple lock, with the Treasury understood to be exploring ways for a temporary tweak to the policy that could save £1bn.
Siobhan Aarons, national chair of the Tory Reform Group, said: “More needs to be done to address intergenerational unfairness. This doesn’t mean we have to scrap the triple lock to punish one set of voters to support another, but we must show we understand the challenges facing those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. “It is by no means a coincidence that people are more likely to vote Conservative now when they turn 50. What is our offer to younger generations? It cannot just be more of the same.
“Any sensible manifesto next year needs policies focused on housing, rental reform, childcare costs, infrastructure investment across the UK (not just London) and greener policies. After 13 years, this government needs to be bolder in driving jobs and economic growth which will benefit generations of voters.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/17/senior-tories-warn-rishi-sunak-young-people-under-40s-net-zero-renters