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Labour set to backtrack on complete ban on 2030 petrol car ban amid fears EVs are too expensive
LABOUR is poised to backtrack on a complete ban on the sale of new petrol cars by 2030.
Ministers are poised to let hybrid motors remain on the market until 2035, amid fears fully electric vehicles are too expensive for many.
Labour is poised to backtrack on a complete ban on the sale of new petrol cars by 2030[/caption]It comes after PM Sir Keir Starmer pledged to end the sale of “new cars with internal combustion engines” in the Labour election manifesto.
That would have meant an end to new hybrids such as Nissan’s best-selling Qashqai which uses a petrol or diesel engine alongside a battery.
Concerns over the high cost of EVs, their resale value, range and availability of charging points is likely to see ministers extend their life by five years.
Shadow Transport Secretary Helen Whately blasted the move, telling The Sunday Telegraph: “This new plan is the worst of both worlds.
“It doesn’t do much to drive down emissions — and it’s moving too fast for businesses and motorists.
“Labour spent years in opposition telling everyone they’d give businesses certainty, but they’re backsliding within months.
“This dithering creates a huge headache for manufacturers and hurts economic growth.”
A government spokesman said its plan had always been to phase out by 2030 “new vehicles with pure internal combustion engines”.
He said: “The original phase-out date included the provision for some hybrid vehicle sales between 2030 and 2035.”
British Airways crew manager charged with string of sex offences
A BRITISH Airways crew manager has been charged with a string of sex offences.
Inflight lead Amardip Dhariwal is accused of three counts of sexual assault by penetration and two counts of rape.
A British Airways crew manager has been charged with a string of sex offences[/caption]The 53-year-old, who had travelled the world with the airline, is no longer employed by them.
He was initially arrested by detectives following an investigation by Thames Valley Police.
The charges relate to an alleged incident in Bracknell, Berks, and two others in locations outside of the UK since 2018.
Dhariwal, from Southall, West London, known during his British Airlines career as “Amo”, has appeared in court.
He is now scheduled to go on trial next year at Reading crown court.
Last year, a BA stewardess claimed she was raped by a colleague during a Far East stopover.
She said she was attacked at her hotel after a night out with other crew.
A BA crisis team flew to the city.
It came days after another female attendant alleged she was sexually assaulted by a BA pilot in the same region.
And a month previous, a BA stewardess said she was raped in the Caribbean.
A source said: “The airline is reeling from these allegations.”