About 23 per cent of new cars sold this year in the UK were EVs, below the government’s target of 28 per cent. The target is set to increase to 80 per cent in 2030. The spokesperson said ministers had recently demonstrated their commitment by increasing funding for consumer grants for electric cars.

The European Union will not exempt Britain from its CO2 emissions fee on imported goods until the two sides link their carbon markets, the bloc's climate chief said on Wednesday.

Starmer Erasmus deal sees UK rejoin EU scheme for £570m, opening universities to students from Turkey, Algeria, Egypt amid Brexit unwind. Critics decry migration risks and costs.

By bringing cross-industry figures together to act, and leveraging the belief that shared culture still connects nations across the continent even in the wake of the UK's departure from the EU, the alliance hopes to motivate the government into action - a cause likely boosted by support from household names like King and Holland.