ANALYSIS: How Sunak’s Net Zero U-turn Could Be Blocked by Climate-Change Law

A former cabinet minister who voted against Climate Change Act says the bill ’straps the government in fairly tightly' if a court case is brought against it.

Activists hold banners as they protest outside the Bank of England (L) and Royal Exchange (C), during the eighth day of demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, in London, on October 14, 2019. Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images

Due to the nature of the Climate Change Act, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will likely face challenges to any u-turns on net zero policy he makes, according to critics.

Last week, naturalist, TV presenter and environmental campaigner Chris Packham announced that he would legally challenge Mr. Sunak’s decision to change the government’s timetable to phase out motor vehicles and gas boilers.