Green horror as 'climate dinosaur' Rees-Mogg named UK energy secretary

Eccentric hardliner who has called to extract 'every last drop' from North Sea adds to fears over net zero commitment

Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Jacob Rees-Mogg.Foto: Getty/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Published 7 September 2022, 08:49Updated 7 September 2022, 09:02