The Green Policy U-turn: Zac Goldsmith Demands an Election and Boris Johnson Urges Reconsideration

London, UK - Former environment minister Zac Goldsmith has demanded that Rishi Sunak call an election over the government’s plans to delay the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, saying that it is a “green policy U-turn“ that will “undermine the UK’s credibility on the world stage“. Goldsmith, who resigned from his government position in 2019 in protest at Boris Johnson’s handling of Brexit, said in a statement that the government’s decision to delay the ban was “a betrayal of the public’s trust“ and that it would “make it harder to tackle the climate crisis“. He also called on Sunak to resign, saying that he had “lost the moral authority“ to lead the country. “The government’s decision to delay the ban on new petrol and diesel cars is a green policy U-turn that will undermine the UK’s credibility on the world stage,“ Goldsmith said. “It is also a betrayal of the public’s trust, who have made i