Former party chairman Sir Jake Berry added his name on Sunday to the list of MPs backing an amendment aimed at forcing Rishi Sunak into a U-turn on onshore wind.
Along with private backers, a rebel source said 30 Tories have got behind Mr Clarke's bid - coming close to eroding Mr Sunak's working majority of 69 votes if other opposition groups join Labour in voting for the ban to be overturned.
The former minister, who was awarded a knighthood by Mr Johnson, argued that soaring energy bills are the key reason to invest more in renewables. A source close to him said:"We will work constructively with colleagues as we are doing with all amendments."Labour said it is planning to back the Clarke amendment to pile the pressure on Mr Sunak, even though the party believes it"swaps the ban for what is still a highly restrictive planning regime on onshore wind".
Writing in the Sunday Times, senior Tory MP Sajid Javid attacked the rebels, saying:"Tearing down the existing planning system and failing to build anything credible to replace it would be a colossal failure of political leadership."Sophy Ridge talks to Tory MP Theresa Villiers who led a rebellion via an amendment to the government's levelling up bill
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