All the pressure is now on Starmer as Sunak’s now back in the race

Keir Starmer now faces a choice of matching the Tories or telling voters they will have to pay extra The Prime Minister made it clear he is committed to meeting targets to combat climate change, but he will not do it on the backs of struggling families. Pushing back bans on new boilers and petrol cars puts a clear dividing line between the government and Labour. Keir Starmer now faces a choice of matching the Tories or explaining to voters why they will have to pay exorbitant prices for electric cars or heat pumps in just seven years’ time. Polling shows voters wants action to protect the environment but was increasingly unhappy about the timescale. Mr Sunak feared that public consent for the changes could collapse if he pressed ahead with the plans that put Britain five years ahead of other Western nations.