27 favourite things people are saying about Rishi Sunak pulling the plug on his net zero policies
In a bid to prove that he is indeed a man of action, Rishi Sunak was widely expected to be watering down his government’s policies on net zero on Wednesday.
The PM – at the time of writing – was due to give a Downing Street press conference watering down key green targets on cars and boilers.
Never let it be said he’s not still committed to reaching net zero by 2050 – the very thought! – it’s just that it will be in a ‘more proportionate way’. Answers on a postcard, please.
And say what you like about Sunak – please! – but he’s finally managed to unite the nation. Against him.
Rishi Sunak has united Ford and Extinction Rebellion against his environmental policy – which takes some doing. https://t.co/xxVf2L8B6O
— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) September 20, 2023
And here are our favourite 27 things people are saying about our beleaguered – when have they not been? – PM right now.
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1.
Imagine gambling the sustainability of life on Earth in the pursuit of preserving power.
I’m looking at you, Rishi Sunak.
— Dr Julia Grace Patterson (@JujuliaGrace) September 20, 2023
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Another day in which we’re stunned to discover that the man whose biggest electoral test to date ended with him losing an election to Liz Truss, isn’t very good at politics.
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) September 20, 2023
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You know when you think – it’s bad , it’s actually as bad as it could be , nothing could make things any worse . . . then . . . https://t.co/7hWcyxnt0R
— Chris Packham (@ChrisGPackham) September 19, 2023
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When my grandchildren ask me what I did to save the planet, I’ll be able to reply “Fuck all, kids, absolutely fuck all!”
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) September 20, 2023
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Rishi Sunak took 23 private flights in 187 days. He flew London to Blackpool in a 14-seat RAF jet, it’s 3 hrs by train. The same to Leeds, it’s 2.5 hrs by train
Private flights are 14 times more polluting than commercial flights & 50 times more than trains
He just doesn’t care.
— Howard Beckett (@BeckettUnite) September 20, 2023
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Sunak’s pandering to people who prefer disinformation & ignorance to the best available science. It’s like framing vaccine policy to appease anti-vaxxers. What a wombat.
— James O’Brien (@mrjamesob) September 20, 2023
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“have you not thought of getting a 4×4 with really high CO2 emissions?” pic.twitter.com/UvqZbeWuEB
— dave ❄️ (@mrdavemacleod) September 20, 2023
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BREAKING: Sunak is reneging on many of the UK’s net zero commitments. The worst decision of any Prime Minister in my lifetime. A betrayal of our children, of our international responsibilities, and scientifically illiterate. pic.twitter.com/wjBAUMThNu
— Anthony Costello (@globalhlthtwit) September 19, 2023
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No #PMQs today, so instead check out this great pic of Rishi Sunak putting petrol in his new Ford Fiasco.#ToryShambles pic.twitter.com/KcAaMJ21S7
— Hugh Osborne (@Available4Panto) September 20, 2023
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Helping the young @rishisunak pic.twitter.com/AH1jtQcq5h
— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) September 20, 2023
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Downing Street’s environmental policy: pic.twitter.com/4ADlLJcGiC
— Giles Wilkes (@Gilesyb) September 20, 2023
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Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister is like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Absolute panic.
— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) September 19, 2023
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‘It’s as if he’s looked at some science and instead decided to go with some idiots on Facebook…’@mrjamesob highlights the ‘sheer idiocy’ of Rishi Sunak’s Net Zero policy, causing alienation of both the motor industry and the environmental lobby. pic.twitter.com/RKUUpSDZMy
— LBC (@LBC) September 20, 2023
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Rishi Sunak on net zero promises (if you look closely, that’s a diesel car): pic.twitter.com/qKtCl6iWf8
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) September 20, 2023