Tory backlash as PM suggests he will delay UK's switch to electric cars by five years

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Rishi Sunak looks set to weaken key climate pledges in a move that has drawn heavy criticism from Tory MPs and environmental groups.

The prime minister said he remains committed to the net zero target by 2050 but will achieve it "in a better, more proportionate way".

It comes after a BBC report said as part of a major policy shift, the Prime Minister could weaken the plan to phase out gas boilers from 2035 and delay the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars - currently due in 2030 - by five years.

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