UKMiliband faces a choice of blackouts or missing Net Zero targetsEd Miliband has been warned he will have to “choose between” imposing power blackouts or missing his target to hit net-zero electricity supplies by 2030. Industry figures say there is now such a backlog of routine maintenance on the electricity network that it will be impossible to maintain the grid’s resilience while also upgrading it to handle new wind and solar farms. Vauxhall to bring back diesel vehiclesStellantis, the car giant behind brands including Vauxhall, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is quietly bringing diesel cars back to Europe as it steps away from its previous all-out push towards electric vehicles. The shift comes as electric car sales have failed to live up to expectations across several major markets throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Miliband undermines Labour’s promise to cut bills by £150Rachel Reeves’s promise to deliver a £150 reduction in household energy bills is being undercut by Ed Miliband’s net zero grid upgrades. Cornwall Insight have forecast that bills will fall by just £117. Jenrick: cheap energy is the precondition for growthRobert Jenrick, in his first major speech as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson, said that a “precondition for turning our economy around is the understanding that cheap energy is the driver of prosperity." During a press conference he committed the party to scrapping the impossible Net Zero targets and exploiting domestic oil and gas. WATCH JENRICK’S COMMENTS ON ENERGY AND NET ZERO HERE
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