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Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
@CSkidmoreUK
Former UK Cabinet Minister for Energy. Former Science and Universities Minister. Chair UK Net Zero Review 2023. Chair @cetex_lse
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Nov 19, 2023
    Later this month on 28/11 Mission Zero-the report of the Net Zero Review- will be published in paperback by @BitebackPub ahead of COP28. Commissioned by the UK government, Mission Zero sets out in detail how to better deliver net zero and green growth: amazon.co.uk/Mission-Zero-I…
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Oct 19, 2022
    As the former Energy Minister who signed Net Zero into law, for the sake of our environment and climate, I cannot personally vote tonight to support fracking and undermine the pledges I made at the 2019 General Election. I am prepared to face the consequences of my decision.
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Aug 1, 2022
    August, 110 years ago.
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Mar 13, 2023
    I am not prepared to break international law or the human rights conventions that the UK has had a proud history of playing a leading role in establishing. I will not be voting for the bill tonight.
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Aug 19, 2019
    The saddest story Roald Dahl ever wrote- on the death of his daughter Olivia from measles. This is a deadly, highly infectious disease- if you haven’t had your child appropriately vaccinated, please do so. We must not go backwards #VaccinesWork
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Mar 21, 2020
    This is Godfrey. Godfrey is an idiot. Don’t be like Godfrey.
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    Godfrey Bloom
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    Mar 20, 2020
    Well, we didn't close our pubs in the blitz 60,000 people killed then What happened to our nation?
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Jan 5, 2024
    A Statement
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Jul 31, 2023
    My comment on today’s announcement
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Feb 13, 2020
    Got a promotion in the #reshuffle to be a better Dad with more time to spend with this gorgeous little one.... Thanks everyone who I’ve had the chance to work with and the civil service teams that have supported me- you have all been amazing
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    May 4, 2024
    These elections have shown pro-environment parties and mayors who made net zero central to their campaigns made significant gains. Reform have won 2 council seats out of 2500. Time to recognise the net zero row back and kowtowing to an extreme fringe was a strategic disaster
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Nov 23, 2023
    International students are not migrants. They aren’t planning on settling in the U.K., the vast majority return home after their studies. They also contribute nearly £42 billion per annum to the U.K. economy. Take them out of the migration statistics, they don’t belong there.
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Jan 8, 2024
    I have formally resigned as a Member of Parliament. My letter to the Chancellor:
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Aug 2, 2023
    Agreeing to new oil and gas fields won’t help the UK. It will only create more declining and stranded assets that will cost our future economy when we can be investing and creating jobs and growth in clean energy. And as I’ve consistently said, leadership requires us to lead:
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    Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
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    Jul 6, 2022
    My letter to Sir Graham Brady
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