Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK will still meet its net zero goal by 2050, despite his decision to extend the timeframes on a range of measures designed to cut emissions.
“For those who disagree with me, and there are plenty of people as we can see over the last day or two, lots of people who disagree with me, the questions for them, they should explain to the country why they think it’s right that ordinary families up and down the country should have to fork out five, 10, £15,000 to make the transition earlier than is necessary.”
Mr Sunak also brushed off the Commons Speaker’s criticism of his climate announcement not being made to MPs. Asked about Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s denunciation of the “major policy shift” being made as the Commons was closed for the conference recess, the Prime Minister told reporters on a visit to Essex that he would be “undeterred” by resistance to his plans.
He spoke to broadcasters at an agricultural college yesterday morning, with sheep bleating in the background, to highlight that his changes were “particularly important for our rural and farming communities who were facing huge costs and are the backbone of our local economies”.
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