Labour is blocking the appointment of a former Barclays chief as head of Britain’s net zero watchdog, claiming that the Government’s shortlist for the job was insufficiently “diverse”. Claire Coutinho, the Energy Secretary, is understood to want Sir Ian Cheshire, the ex-chairman of Barclays and Debenhams, to chair the Committee on Climate Change, which has repeatedly pushed the Government to impose more radical net zero targets. Sir Ian, 64, is believed to be on a shortlist of six candidates shared … read more »
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