As you would expect, a great deal of concern. The industry has invested billions in this transition and a lot of it has gone into the uk already, the government has backed that. You have seen them invest in the Tata Battery Factory in somerset, mini production in cowley, Electric Vehicle for commercial Vehicle Production in ellesmere port. So weve got mixed messaging when youre investing in there. If you want to attract and continue that investment, you need a strong market. We want to see what is being said, because at the moment we are getting this mixed message about what is it that the government wants. Ill tell you, if you want to achieve net zero, you have to decarbonise road transport. This morning home secretary Suella Braverman backed the Prime Minister for making difficult decisions on net zero and putting Household Costs first. The Prime Minister is taking an approach of pragmatism and proportionality when it comes to delivering our net zero commitments. Its right that he as
say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes
a man who shot and killed a custody sergeant while handcuffed in a police cell is beginning a whole life sentence for his murder. luis de zoysa, was convicted of murdering sergeant matt ratana in 2020, and is unlikely to ever be considered for release. thejudge at the judge at northampton crown court said that he acted in cold blood. tram operators have been fined a total of £14 million over the croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed on 9th november in 2016. transport for london and tram 0perations limited have accepted failing in their health and safety duties. the chief executive of coutts, has announced he ll step down from the role after the private british bank closed nigel farage s account. mr farage has provided documents suggesting that coutts, which is owned by natwest, closed his account because of his political views.