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Sir Keir Starmer has pledged bold changes to the rules around electric and new petrol and diesel cars in response to Donald Trump's tariffs.
Labour pledged in their election manifesto to restore the 2030 date, after it had been rolled back to 2035 by Rishi Sunak's Conservative government.
That means action, not words, the prime minister will announce Labour's plan to reinstate the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.
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