IN-DEPTH: Sunak’s U-turn on Fossil Fuel Vehicle Ban Reveals Net Zero Rift

Nigel Farage, Tory MPs, and Peers weighed in on the debate, after Mr. Sunak’s government announces an about-turn on Net Zero targets and Ford issues a warning.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on the plans for net-zero commitments in the briefing room at 10 Downing Street, London, On Sept. 20, 2023. Justin Tallis/PA Wire

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s extension of the deadline for banning gas and petrol-powered cars to 2035 has sparked an extensive debate, with a rift growing between agenda setters, as politicians and businesses weigh in on the implications of the u-turn.

Speaking to The Epoch Times, former MEP Nigel Farage labelled the prime minister’s announcement as “a much needed outbreak of commonsense.”