Tory energy minister goes to fox hunt while thousands are hit by power cuts

The Tory was blasted for supporting toffs on horseback rather than trying to do something for the distraught households plunged into darkness

Horseback: Greg Barker MP

Outraged MPs hounded energy minister Greg Barker today for attending a hunt while thousands of families were without power.

The Tory was blasted for supporting toffs on horseback rather than trying to do something for the distraught households plunged into darkness.

At least 50,000 homes have been cut off and around 1,200 flooded during the fierce Christmas storms.
As 109mph winds battered Britain, Mr Barker was ridiculed after he boasted about attending the Boxing Day hunt in his constituency.

Labour MP Tom Watson said: “The energy minister who chose to go hunting during a massive power cut says all you need to know about the priorities of today’s Tories in power."

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