27 favourite things people are saying about Rishi Sunak pulling the plug on his net zero policies
15.
If you are as wealthy as Rishi Sunak and you choose to be Prime Minister there has to be something wrong psychologically
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) September 20, 2023
16.
Climate change doesn’t give a fuck about your political allegiance, your diesel car woes, ULEZ blade running wankers, Rishi Sunak’s polling or Nigel Farage’s common sense bollocks. It marches on regardless and poses the greatest single threat to our planet and collective future.
— Otto English (@Otto_English) September 20, 2023
17.
Sorry but I miss the days where we did not hear from the Prime Minister unless he was resigning
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) September 20, 2023
18.
hi prime minister expert here, this isn’t cute, prime ministers only have press conferences outside downing street when they’re in distress
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 20, 2023
19.
2016: Save the Conservative Party by destroying our economy with Brexit
2023: Save Conservative Party by destroying the environment by delaying net zero
Anyone ever wonder if the real problem is the Conservative party?
— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) September 20, 2023
20.
With all due respect to Ford, I think what they really need from government is not ambition, commitment and consistency, but erratic flip-flopping for short-sighted political needs.
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) September 20, 2023
21.
Number 10 clearly in a state of wild panic. Rishi Sunak’s leadership credentials under strain like never before.
— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) September 20, 2023
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Rishi Sunak at the end of July: “The 2030 target [for banning the sale of diesel and petrol cars] has been our policy for a long time and continues to be. We are not considering a delay to that date.”
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) September 20, 2023
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I remain totally committed to meeting our Net Zero targets, but in a way that involves destroying the planet in exchange for the votes of a few right wing fucknuggets. https://t.co/dJqOXSCmzQ
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) September 19, 2023
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A reminder that Rishi Sunak spent his entire leadership campaign talking about how “committed” he was to tackling climate change in order to leave a better world behind him for his daughters. pic.twitter.com/BsBqvOotJ1
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) September 19, 2023
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Rishi Sunak may be the worst of the onslaught of recent prime minster yet, willing to make the planet less habitable for a few brief headlines like this pic.twitter.com/4yMtRVtC6i
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 20, 2023
26.
“Rishi Sunak, call a general election NOW! That way the Conservatives might still come 2nd!”
Colin from Portsmouth urges Rishi Sunak not to delay, for fears that his party might finish behind the Lib Dems, the Greens, the SNP and Count Binface. pic.twitter.com/ZaMHq0ZFFw
— The Exploding Heads (@Exploding_Heads) September 20, 2023
27.
Just an absolutely disastrous day for the government. Total panic in the face of an impending election, prompting thoughtless policy change, which threatens investment and betrays any sense of political responsibility. Just an utter unforgivable shitshow.
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 20, 2023
To conclude …
Once again, Rishi Sunak demonstrates
his uncanny ability to make his situation worse every time he tries to make it better. ‘Inaction man’ is a great insult but he’s actually at his least awful when he’s doing nothing. Sub-optimal for a Prime Minister.— James O’Brien (@mrjamesob) September 20, 2023