SIR Keir Starmer should scrap net zero plans to bolster the public purse, MPs demanded yesterday.

Senior politicians called for the PM to ditch proposals to create a state-owned renewable energy company.

The freed-up cash would be used to boost defence spending and ensure Treasury books stay balanced.

It comes after Downing Street yesterday denied Rachel Reeves is looking to cut funding to GB Energy in the June Spending Review.

Ministers have pledged £8.3bn of taxpayer cash to the company to decarbonise the electricity grid over the next five years.

While Ms Reeves is eyeing up major cuts to Britain’s mega welfare budget – No10 insisted GB Energy is safe for now.

Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice said: “Scrap the whole of GB Energy.

“Scrap Net Stupid Zero. Job done.”

Meanwhile, ministers are set to axe mandatory quotas for electric cars after Nissan warned excessive targets and punishment fines would risk jobs at the company’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “We will do everything we can to make sure Nissan has that secure long-term future in the UK, making sure the business and regulatory environment reflects that.”