The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 remains government policy, the prime minister said today.
Rishi Sunak has been under increasing pressure from a group of Tory MPs who have called for the deadline to be pushed back.
But, the PM said it remained part of his agenda and reiterated his commitment to transition to net zero in a “proportionate and pragmatic way”.
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme about the 2030 ban, Sunak said: "That’s about new cars, not all existing cars. So it’s the sale of new cars. That’s been the government’s policy for a long time. It remains the government’s policy."
Echoing Sunak, the energy minister Andrew Bowie told Sky News: “We remain committed to ensuring that more people get access to, are able to buy, are able to drive electric and hybrid cars.”