Voters may just see it as yet another sleight of hand from a Government that has already lost their trust
‘Sunak prides himself on being a numbers man, but here was the independent, expert body basically saying his numbers don’t add up,’ writes Paul Waugh
It also welcomed the Government’s decision to finally confirm its “zero emissions” mandate, which will fine car firms that fail to produce a set quota of electric cars and vans from next year. Shaun Spiers, of the Green Alliance think tank, said: “In sacrificing long-term climate policies for short-term political gains, the PM is damaging the economy and throwing away the opportunity to cut costs for struggling households. He should listen to the government’s advisers rather than thinking, apparently on a wish and a prayer, that he knows better.”
The Conservative Environment Network’s Deputy Director John Flesher tells me: “The Labour Party is making climate action a big part of its pitch to voters. Conservatives cannot afford to lose their grip on the net zero narrative and must present a compelling, market-based route to net zero.” And here’s where things could get interesting. I’m told that the chatter in Whitehall is that Sunak and his new Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho are looking closely at effectively reconfiguring carbon budgets to accommodate changes in policy.
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