Zak Goldsmith slams Rishi Sunak as he quits government job... but PM allies say peer refused to apologise for 'secret campaign'
Zak Goldsmith has resigned his government role accusing PM Rishi Sunak of being 'uninterested' in green issues.
The minister's resignation follows the Privileges Committee's identification of Lord Goldsmith as one of eight parliamentarians who had launched "attacks" on its investigation, which ultimately established that the former prime minister had lied to Parliament regarding the scandal. The Privileges Committee's report, released on Thursday, highlighted Lord Goldsmith's retweet from June, which suggested the investigation was a witch hunt and a kangaroo court.
Although Downing Street affirmed Mr. Sunak's full confidence in Lord Goldsmith following the report's findings, the committee suggested that the upper chamber should be made aware of its findings and consider appropriate action.
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