Keir Starmer is said to have overruled Ed Miliband by moving to loosen rules on what proportion of new sales must be EVs by 2030.

Keir Starmer will water down the UK's electric vehicle sales, in a significant blow to energy secretary Ed Miliband's net-zero agenda

The Prime Minister is understood to have overruled the Energy Secretary following sustained lobbying from industry leaders, the Unite union and Business Secretary Peter Kyle.