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Polanski says Labour has ‘shocking record’ on climate issues as ministers expected to cut EV targets for car industry – UK politics live

The Guardian Politics Monday 09 November 2026, 09:26 UTC By Andrew Sparrow 1 min read
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Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarterGood morning. Monday is often the busiest day of the week at Westminster but, with the Commons still enjoying a mini November recess, today is looking a bit quiet. Andy Burnham is on a visit to a hospital this morning and he wants to talk about a £40m programme in England to try to keep vulnerable patients out of hospital.

Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarter

Good morning. Monday is often the busiest day of the week at Westminster but, with the Commons still enjoying a mini November recess, today is looking a bit quiet. Andy Burnham is on a visit to a hospital this morning and he wants to talk about a £40m programme in England to try to keep vulnerable patients out of hospital. The Department of Health and Social Care has the details here, and Andrew Gregory explains it all here.

But Burnham may find he ends up taking more questions from the media on another Guardian story, Kiran Stacey’s scoop about the government being on course to water down electric vehicle (EV) targets.

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