RED Wall households want Sir Keir Starmer to ditch his plan to bring forward the ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2030, according to a poll.
The survey found 53 per cent of voters in Labour heartland seats support Rishi Sunak delaying the phasing out of petrol cars until 2035.
ReutersLabour voters in the Red Wall want Sir Keir Starmer to ditch his plan to bring forward the ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2030[/caption]
Commenting on the research by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, Bob Bull of the Alliance of British Drivers said: “Starmer should wake up and listen to the voters.”
Pollsters also found that 51 per cent of Brits in northern towns think there’s a “war on motorists” by Westminster.
In August it was reported on how more and more Brits were backing The Sun’s call to delay the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
In a major boost for the ‘Give Us A Brake’ crusade, a YouGov survey showed plummeting support for the flagship Net Zero policy.
More than half – 53 per cent – were now opposed to the clampdown compared to 36 per cent that supported it.
But more than half – 51 per cent – of voters backed the end of sales of non-green cars just two years ago as the cost of the policy became clearer.
And amongst the voters who gave the Tories their thumping 2019 election win, there is even more concern – with support dropping to just 18 per cent, from 41 per cent.
Amongst all voters support for new taxes on bills to encourage people to switch from gas to electricity had fallen from 24 per cent to just 16.
And support for new nuclear power stations had soared from 35 per cent in 2021 to 49 per cent in 2023.
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