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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Braverman says green policies cannot ‘bankrupt’ people as Sunak mulls changes

PA Wire

Suella Braverman said the government will not “save the planet by bankrupting the British people” as she confirmed Rishi Sunak is planning to water down some of Britain’s key green policies despite fury among Tory MPs.

The home secretary blasted the “totally unrealistic and punitive” green targets set by previous governments, insisting the UK needs to cut emissions in a “mature and pragmatic way”.

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