Keir Starmer is reported to have moved to ease rules on electric vehicle (EV) sales targets for 2030 following an internal disagreement. Multiple reports say the change is linked to a dispute between senior figures over how government spending should be managed, particularly in relation to defence funding. According to the reporting, Ed Miliband, associated with the Net Zero portfolio, resisted spending cuts that would free up money for defence priorities. In response, the Prime Minister is said to have overruled him and adjusted the EV policy framework by loosening the proportion of new vehicle sales that must be EVs by 2030. The coverage indicates that the adjustment reduces the strictness of the target rather than eliminating the policy direction. While the details of the revised percentage are not specified in the provided excerpts, the overall account is that the government changes the EV sales requirement as part of a wider approach to budget and policy decisions. The reports present this as a second round of tensions between Starmer and Miliband over priorities and funding trade-offs.