•••GreenbonfireasPMrowsbackonnetzerotargetsPippaCrerarFionaHarveyKiranStaceyRishiSunakannouncedaU-turnonthegovernment’sclimatecommit-mentsyesterdayashepromisedtoputhisgovernmentonamoreradicalpathinanattempttoclosethegaponLabourbeforethegeneralelection.Inoneofhisbiggestpolicyrever-salssincetakingoffice,SunakconfirmedtheUKwouldpushbackthedeadlineforsellingnewpetrolanddieselcarsandthephasingoutofgasboilers,promptingfuriouscondemnationfromtheautomotiveandenergyindustries.SomeseniorTories,ledbyBorisJohnson,criti-cisedthedecision,withtheformerprimeministerwarninghissucces-sorthathe“cannotaffordtofalternow”asheapinguncertaintyonbusinessescoulddriveupprices...