government: ambition, commitment and consistency. a relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three. here is mike hawes, chief executive of the society of motor manufacturers and traders. 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 we ve got mixed messaging when you re 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. i ll tell you, if you want to achieve net zero, you have to decarbonise road transport. this morning home secretary suella braverman backed the prime ministerfor making difficult decisions
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 we ve got mixed messaging when you re 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. i ll 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. it
before he gets together with rishi sunak and keir starmer. music: doctor who theme and we ll take a journey through space and time with doctor who s companion, and legendary comic, catherine tate. whatever! 100%, it will always be, i m sure, the bestjob i ve ever had. really? 100%. i think david and i both feel that. it s 100% the bestjob. with me at the desk richard tice leader of reform uk the party, who fancies gobbling up the tories vote. with a public sector squeeze on the cards, christina mcanea head of the mega union unison and with energy bills on the rise again, alistair philips davies, boss of the energy firm sse. let s see what is making the news this morning. on the front pages. the sunday times leads with the israeli hostage releases we ll talk to clive myrie on the ground in israel in a second. but notice an intriguing story there claiming reform uk offered a prominent tory cash to defect. the sunday mirror has a picture of 9 year old emily hand who was r
challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight