Government to put zero emission vehicle mandate to Parliamentary vote

Cecilia Keating
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Government confirms key net zero policy will be put to vote in both Houses of Parliament, but the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out a referendum on net zero

MPs and the House of Lords are to be given the chance to vote on proposed electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing quotas for carmakers, amid heightened tensions in Westminster surrounding the government's...

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