ANDREW PIERCE: Sunak's pull back on Net Zero exposed the quangocrats

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Talk about a traitor within.'The wreckers were trying to stop the PM from abandoning several flagship eco-policies, including the 2030 car ban, the ban on gas boilers, as well as the introduction of new insulation rules for landlords.
55% : Rishi Sunak (pictured) announcing changes to the government's net zero policies on WednesdayMr Sunak's camp is said to have been furious that The Times ran a story claiming he was about to nail down the 2030 target for petrol and vehicle targets - which wasn't true (file image of early morning traffic in London)The wreckers were trying to stop the PM from abandoning several flagship eco-policies, including the 2030 car ban, the ban on gas boilers, as well as the introduction of new insulation rules for landlords (file image)They believed it was another ploy by the Civil Service 'Blob': The increasingly partisan quangocrats, mandarins and key figures in Left-leaning institutions who are trying to undermine the Tory Government.

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