Hard-Right Figures Attack UK Net Zero Policies and Ed Miliband at London Conference

Britain's net zero policies and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband faced sharp criticism at a conference of conservatives, right-wing populists, and US backers in London. The event, described by some as an "anti-woke Davos," drew over 4,000 delegates from 85 countries.

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His name is Ed Miliband and he has made our country poorer.

Speakers at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference attacked the government's energy strategy, with former Trump energy secretary Chris Wright calling it a "tragic mistake" that had impoverished the UK. Wright, who believes the climate crisis threat is exaggerated, predicted a future UK leadership change would align energy policy more closely with the US.

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch also targeted Miliband, whom she identified as the "villain" behind Britain's deindustrialization and a force making the country poorer. She asserted that Miliband should not be allowed near positions of power, particularly in the energy department.

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Most of the major European countries are well aware of the energy mistake they have made and are trying to understand how they are going to pivot away from it.

The conference's themes included hostility towards green economic policies, support for social conservative causes like opposition to abortion, and criticism of multiculturalism. The event is reportedly funded by US fossil fuel interests, major Trump donors, and anti-abortion groups. Future speakers include US state department officials and Reform leader Nigel Farage.

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We need to make sure that this man should not be let anywhere near the levers of power, not the energy department or anywhere else.