Labour expected to cut EV targets for UK’s car industry despite MPs’ protests

Exclusive: Louise Haigh likely to weaken mandate for sales that forms key part of emission reduction plan Analysis: Climate always comes second – are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda? Ministers are expected to make steep cuts to the government’s electric vehicle (EV) targets this week, in a move that will relieve carmakers but alarm many Labour MPs who are worried about the government’s commitment to the green agenda. Louise Haigh, the de facto deputy prime minister, will fin