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PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak recommitted today to no new petrol and diesel cars after 2030.
The Uxbridge and Ruislip by-election result sparked rethinks for Mr Sunak and Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer, after the narrow Tory victory appeared built on opposition to Ulez expansion.
Advisers to Mr Sunak believe that being seen as more “pro-motorist” may offer his party a path to victory in the next election, a view supported by the 40 Tory backbenchers and peers who wrote to the Prime Minister demanding the 2030 commitment be dropped.
Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith had also argued the policy was “arbitrary” and that it posed a national security risk that could lead to Britain “simply becoming ever more dependent on China.”
But when asked about the policy on BBC Radio Scotland, Mr Sunak said: “That’s about new cars, not all existing cars. So it’s the sale of new cars.
“That’s been the government’s policy for a long time. It remains the government’s policy.”
