'100 per cent committed': Sunak vows hit to net zero targets, as he scraps key climate policies

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'100 per cent committed': Sunak vows hit to net zero targets, as he scraps key climate policies

PM confirms ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be pushed from 2030 to 2035, as part of string of changes to UK net zero strategy

The Prime Minister reiterated his support for the UK's climate targets and described the net zero transition as "the greatest opportunity and biggest achievement of our lifetime" as he took an axe to a...

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