Labour government expected to cut electric vehicle targets
Move expected to relieve carmakers but alarm climate campaigners and some Labour MPs
Louise Haigh, the de facto deputy prime minister, is expected to approve a reduction of about a quarter to the UK’s interim 2030 electric vehicle sales target this week, following a crunch Downing Street meeting. The move is expected to relieve carmakers who say current targets are unattainable, but risks a confrontation with environmental campaigners and Labour MPs concerned about the government’s climate agenda.