The Prime Minister moved his speech about diluting net zero measures forward to yesterday afternoon (20 September). Was this the start of the Conservative fightback?
It was the first time Sunak has spoken about what he will do beyond his five priorities (if we discount the never-heard-of-again maths until 18 speech and the chessboards in parks policy). It was a big moment, a step-change with what came before and a decision that could alter the direction of the country beyond simply clearing up his predecessors’ mess.
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