Ben Goldsmith faces mounting calls to quit after declaring: ‘I’m with Extinction Rebellion’

A millionaire senior Conservative environmental adviser is facing calls to quit after he said that he stood "with Extinction Rebellion" over its protests at oil refineries. Ben Goldsmith, a board member at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, criticised Labour for its call for "injunctions" to stop Extinction Rebellion's disruption, saying it was "not a good look". 'Utterly out of touch' Mr Goldsmith, a millionaire financier, is also chairman of the Conservative Environment Network and is the brother of Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, an environment minister. "Boris needs to take on these eco-fascists immediately and he can start by sacking Goldsmith.” Chris Loder, West Dorset MP, said: "Ben Goldsmith is inappropriately interfering in political matters when he is a Defra director.