‘Green Tories’ express dismay at plans to put one of the Conservative party’s few key environmental acheivements up for part-privatisation
Senior “green Tories” – Conservative supporters who want the party to act on environmental issues – have attacked the government’s decision to sell a majority stake in the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
Bright Blue, an influential thinktank focused on the Conservative party and numbering senior Tories among its backers, said the sell-off was “the last thing we need” and criticised the move as putting public sector capital in competition with the private sector.