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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak comes out fighting over net zero but he’s pursuing a risky strategy

Prime minister’s attempt to portray himself as radical changemaker could backfire with Conservative voters

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s government risks looking incapable of honouring a commitment

Net zero rollback could be a disaster for business confidence, with cars policy looking particularly perverse

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak swerves questions over scrapping northern extension of HS2

PM refuses to ‘speculate’ on future of high-speed rail, after Independent revealed talks to axe phase 2

The Independent UK

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Sunak accused of claiming to have ‘scrapped’ measures that ‘were not policy’

Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke criticised the Prime Minister for putting up ‘a lot of straw men’.

The Independent UK

Sunak’s big green gamble: the story behind the PM’s decision to U-turn

With PM’s electoral options narrowing, strategists came to conclusion policy could help create dividing line with Labour

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on diluting net zero targets: bad economics dictated by cynical politics

Editorial: The PM has chosen to put a narrow, divisive electoral calculation ahead of serious statecraft and responsible government

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan attacks Rishi Sunak for ‘delay and dither’ on climate at UN summit

Mr Khan said global cities like London are ‘the ones willing to take the tough calls’

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Key points from Rishi Sunak’s speech on changes to net zero policies

A raft of changes impacting how the Government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental concerns including air pollution has been outlined by the Prime Minister.

Evening Standard

Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will ever link London and Manchester

The Prime Minister said he would not ‘speculate’ on reports the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the high-speed rail route could be axed

Evening Standard

Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will ever link Manchester and London

The Prime Minister said he would not ‘speculate’ on reports the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the high-speed rail route could be axed.

The Independent UK

UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030

The Independent UK

SNP demand recall of Westminster to debate 'arrogant' Tory U-turn on net zero

THE SNP have demanded an immediate recall of Westminster to debate Rishi Sunak’s “arrogant” U-turn on key net zero policies.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak announces major weakening of UK's net zero policies

RISHI Sunak has unveiled a major rollback of the UK’s climate policies.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak U-turn on green policies forces Labour to revise its own

Opposition castigates Tories’ ‘delay and dither’ but politics and pragmatism mean it will not promise full reinstatement of targets

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The Conversation

Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment

Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK Conservative party has at least paid lipservice to environmental concerns…

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak announces U-turn on key green targets

UK prime minister delays ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars as he pushes back net zero goals

The Guardian - UK

David Attenborough’s Cop 26 speech had no impact, says Chris Packham

Springwatch host claims politicians ignored veteran conservationist’s message on the climate crisis – and ‘failed humanity wholesale’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak waters down climate policies, citing need to avoid public ‘backlash’

The Prime Minister outlined the plans in a hastily arranged press conference in Downing Street.

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The Guardian - UK

Share your view on Sunak delaying the UK’s switch to electric cars

We want to hear prospective car buyers’ reactions to the prime minister’s announcement, and whether it’s impacted the type of vehicle they will buy

Evening Standard

London business chief slams Rishi Sunak’s ‘flaky’ fossil fuel car ban rollback

PM says he’s acting to avoid public ‘backlash’ as he weakens raft of green policies

The Independent UK

Tories at war over Rishi Sunak’s betrayal of net zero pledge

Boris Johnson and Al Gore lead outrage against PM’s watering down of climate promises

The Guardian - UK

Oliver Dowden takes near-empty RAF plane to UN talks in New York

Labour criticises deputy PM’s decision to use 158-seat Voyager instead of a scheduled service as ‘wrong on every level’

The Guardian - UK

UK net zero policies: what has Sunak scrapped and what do changes mean?

PM has outlined plans to delay some climate targets, saying they will save people money. Experts give their view

The Conversation

Rising costs and delays don't necessarily mean HS2 is failing – an expert in new infrastructure development explains

The UK government is reportedly considering scrapping the second phase of its long-term high-speed rail project, HS2. It has been revealed that a cost analysis outlining the benefit of doing so was prepared ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent meeting with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Reports have said that Sunak…

The Guardian - UK

See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble

The PM has calculated that he can gain points with his party membership and skew byelection results. But at what cost, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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