The prime minister is facing pressure to water down green policies after an unexpected by-election win.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a former business secretary, has called on the government to scrap plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 and rethink new rules for energy certificates.
Asked whether he would resist backbench pressure on the issue from his MPs, Mr Sunak replied he was "standing up for the British people" at a time of rising living costs. The comments come after other ministers suggested a change in approach on some green policies in recent weeks. that ministers are considering cutting off councils' access to the national number plate database used to enforce the schemes.The newspaper also reported they are considering an "Aston Martin exemption" to the 2030 car sales deadline, under which smaller carmakers would be given longer to switch to electric vehicles.
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