Labour MPs warn that weakening 2030 electric vehicle targets would be a step backwards, urging the government to maintain strict mandates during critical cabinet negotiations.
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Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductionsUK politics live – latest updatesCop31 live – latest updatesLabour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a crunch meeting on Thursday to thrash out a compromise.Members of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus (CNCC) say ministers must not water down a legal requirement for carmakers to ensure that 80% of the vehicles they sell in 2030 are electric, saying doing so would be a backward step and “shortsighted”. Continue reading...
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