Heat pumps are a vote loser

In the wake of the EU’s decision to delay plans to push European households to shift to heat pumps, campaign group Net Zero Watch is warning Rishi Sunak that if he sticks to his guns, it will hit Conservative Party support still further.

The group’s director, Andrew Montford, said:

It’s clear that people don’t want heat pumps, don’t trust heat pumps, and don’t trust the politicians who are pushing them. If the Government insists that households get them anyway, they will suffer at the ballot box. The EU seems to understand that, but the penny doesn’t yet seem to have dropped for Mr Sunak.

And Net Zero Watch is warning that delaying measures is unlikely to convince anyone. Mr Montford said:

The EU clearly thinks they can reintroduce the same measures after the elections, but nobody is fooled. Across the continent, it’s clear that Net Zero is in retreat and sceptical parties are on the rise. Unfortunately, Mr Sunak seems to want to stick with his failed eco-religion for now. His MPs will pay the price.