Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’
The Guardian23 Jun 2026Macro
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Chris Wright, the US energy secretary appointed by Donald Trump, called the UK’s energy policies a “tragic mistake” at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London, while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch labelled Ed Miliband “a villain in Britain’s deindustrialisation” and called for him to be kept away from power. The event, drawing more than 4,000 delegates from 85 countries, was backed by US fossil fuel donors including Anthony Pratt, Howard Energy Partners, and Heyco Energy Group.