UK ministers plan to cut heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending

UK ministers are preparing to reduce subsidies for heat pumps under the boiler upgrade scheme, as part of a plan to find over £2bn in savings from the energy budget to fund higher defence spending. The move, reported by the Guardian citing sources, would reverse recent policy direction on household decarbonisation. It signals a fiscal reallocation toward defence, potentially affecting the UK's net-zero targets and consumer adoption of heat pumps.