13,965. Cheering. In the london suburbs, a tory by election win this summer when many expected defeat. And the key issue, a costly clampdown on dirty vehicles imposed by the capitals labour mayor an idea the conservatives opposed. Cutting carbon matters, the Prime Minister has long argued but a balance has to be struck. Im committed to net zero. Of course i am. But were going to do that in a pragmatic and a proportionate way without unnecessarily adding costs and burdens to families, particularly at a time like now, when The Cost Of Living is a challenge for people with inflation where it is. In new york this week, as World Leaders gather at the United Nations, intense debate, too, about Climate Change and what to do about it. Among those there, this conservative mp who led a review into the governments approach to net zero. This is going to be an economic disaster. Actually, we are missing out already. We see the United States where i am here at new york climate week actually turbo ch
We know he is going to address, hold a press conference, give a speech and take questions in Downing Street at liz30pm. There has been speculation through the morning following the link to the bbc yesterday of this potential big shift in Government Policy to push back net zero target dates that the government was scrambling, it was talking to industry, talking to other mps in the last few hours and all calling for clarity. What we now see is Downing Street confirming 4 30pm, the Prime Minister will address this issue and seeking to bring some clarity, which the car makers have been calling for an Opposition Party is already very critical of any move to change those targets. D0 critical of any move to change those taraets. ~. ,. ,. , critical of any move to change those taraets. ~. ,. ,. , targets. Do we know what some of the ro osals targets. Do we know what some of the preposals might targets. Do we know what some of the preposals might be targets. Do we know what some of the proposal
Impact on patients waiting. It might cost lives. It might just mean that youre in pain and uncomfortable and cant get the treatment that you want today. Let us know. Vaiews gbnews. Com is email first though in the is the email first though in the gb news newsroom. Heres Rhiannon Jones. Bev thank you. Good morning. Its coming up to 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. The stories from the newsroom. The governments plan to deal with inflation is working. Thats inflation is working. Thats according to the chancellor data out this morning shows the rate of inflation fell to 6. 7 in august, down from 6. 8 in july. The bank of england had predicted the figure to increase to more than 7. It comes ahead of another expected Interest Rate increase tomorrow. It would be the banks 15th in a row. Chancellor jeremy be the banks 15th in a row. Chancellorjeremy hunt says chancellor jeremy hunt says despite the fall inflation is still too high. The path to lowering inflation is never easy because i
As you would expect, a great deal of concern. The industry has invested billions in this transition and a lot of it has gone into the uk already, the government has backed that. You have seen them invest in the Tata Battery Factory in somerset, mini production in cowley, Electric Vehicle for commercial Vehicle Production in ellesmere port. So weve got mixed messaging when youre investing in there. If you want to attract and continue that investment, you need a strong market. We want to see what is being said, because at the moment we are getting this mixed message about what is it that the government wants. Ill tell you, if you want to achieve net zero, you have to decarbonise road transport. This morning home secretary Suella Braverman backed the Prime Minister for making difficult decisions on net zero and putting Household Costs first. The Prime Minister is taking an approach of pragmatism and proportionality when it comes to delivering our net zero commitments. Its right that he as
Harry a year ago. Kane will lead the line against harry kane will lead the line against the german champions tonight. The enviroment and the economy. Well go to the heart of the action in westminster in a moment, but im here in plymouth this evening as we look to report from different parts of the uk. On the stories that affect us all. In the last hour, the Prime Minister has confirmed the news but still insists he can achieve the uks commitment to reach net zero by 2050, which means by then the uk would no long be adding to the total amount of Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere. So these are the key announcements. He says therell be a delay on the Electric Vehicle Target the sale of new petrol and diesel cars wont be banned until 2035 instead of 2030. There will be a delay on the ban on new oil boilers until 2035. The Prime Minister says he will remain committed to the target of net zero by 2050 but wants to take a pragmatic approach. In a moment, well hear from our economics editor,