One of the key issues of this year's General Election is the environment.

Climate change is the fifth-most important issue, according to YouGov research, and is likely to be a major voting factor on July 4.

The major parties all have plans for the environment in their manifestos.

Labour said it will "support the transition to electric vehicles" and reinstate the ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously pushed the ban back to 2035.

The Reform Party said it would eradicate the ban entirely, while the Green Party said new sales should be banned by 2027, with petrol and diesel cars removed from the UK's roads entirely by 2035.

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The push towards electric has been felt in Cumbria, with 4,986 electric vehicles registered in the area by the end of 2023 – a significant rise on the 849 registered when the Tories were re-elected in 2019.

Labour and the Tories have both acknowledged access to charging points is a key barrier. The Conservatives set a target of 300,000 public chargers by 2030. As of April, there were 60,000 across the UK, including 245 in Cumbria.