In a speech from Downing Street, Mr Sunak pushed back the ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2035, as well as weakening plans to phase out gas boilers and scrapping the requirement for energy efficiency upgrades for homes.
In a joint letter to Michael Gove - who serves as minister for intergovernmental relations - Mairi McAllan and Julie James say there was "no prior engagement" with the devolved administrations prior to Mr Sunak's announcements a week ago. Ministers from Scotland and Wales have called for a UK-wide net zero summit to be held in the aftermath of Rishi Sunak's speech on climate change. "Labour will end the Tories' asylum farce - with a plan to tackle small boat crossings, including fast-tracking decisions and returns for safe countries, to clear the backlog and end hotel use." He added: "The taxpayer is already on the hook for £8m per day for asylum hotels, and now the prime minister is refusing to say how much his latest failed gimmick is costing. Labour has already responded to the PM dodging the question around the Bibby Stockholm's cost, with shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock saying the barge is a "symbol of Rishi Sunak's total failure to clear the asylum backlog and tackle the criminal gangs that have taken hold on Britain's borders". Pushed on whether the barge is a realistic option for housing asylum seekers, the PM replied: "Yes, it is viable." He went on: "But more fundamentally, we've got to stop people coming here in the first place because my view is it should be this government and our country who decides who comes here, not comes here."Īsked how much the barge is costing the taxpayer, Mr Sunak did not answer, and said: "Well we're going through all the checks to make sure that it passes all the vetting and inspections."
Rishi Sunak is continuing to speak to local media ahead of the Conservative Party conference that starts on Sunday, and he was asked by ITV News West Country about the Bibby Stockholm barge.Īs you may recall, around 39 migrants was moved on board the barge at the end of July - but were then taken off in the second week of August after Legionella bacteria was found in the vessel's water system ( read more here).īut the prime minister insists the government needs to find "alternatives" to hotels, "of which the barge is one of the options".
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