Liberals could 'bleed votes' without decisive action on climate change
The Liberal Party could bleed votes in key seats if it continues to chase conservative votes at the expense of taking decisive action on climate change, focus groups have warned. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to take a net zero emissions plan to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, which is scheduled to take place later this month. Director of Redbridge Group Simon Welsh told Sky News Australia many voters are now focusing on the long-term recovery of the nation following the COVID-19 pandemic. What we found last year was the climate change issue sort of went away for a lot of folk but its back and its back with a vengeance, he said. Were seeing it come up amongst the wealthier voters in those blue ribbon Liberal seats, theyre very concerned about the issue. I think COVIDs got a lot of people now thinking about long-term recovery, the long-term of their kids, their country so this is really tying into this climate change concern. The danger were seeing here for Liberal Party is that if they go chasing votes on the right with a conservative position around climate change, they could end up bleeding votes in these key liberal seats in the centre. Read More Our Apps