Liberal Vannin MHK Lawrie Hooper has said that the island’s ministers have a ’complete inability to display any leadership’.

Mr Hooper (Ramsey) tweeted during the debate on declaring a climate change emergency, adding that ministers ’have a fundamental lack of understanding of the issue’.

Members are currently debating a motion by MHK Daphne Caine (Garff) and amendments by Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture Geoffrey Boot, Douglas North MHK Ralph Peake and Mr Hooper himself.

For coverage of the debate and amendments, see this week’s Manx Independent, in shops and available online from Thursday morning.