IT looks inevitable that the Prime Minister will have to delay our Net Zero deadlines.
That PM could be Rishi Sunak. It could be Keir Starmer.
But a U-turn must come, and long before the 2030 ban on new petrol or diesel cars.
Rishi should be first to grasp reality – and earn the thanks of voters who increasingly fear the horrific expense of an inadequate battery car or heat pump.
The EU is already pushing its deadlines back. And why not?