UK Government Bid to Scrap London’s ULEZ Expansion Stalls
- Sunak’s spokesperson says government will back motorists
- Mayor of London says the move is an attack on local powers
An Ultra Low Emission Zone in London.
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The UK government’s plans to scrap London’s latest clean air policy hit a roadblock, just weeks before the mayoral elections.
Mayor Sadiq Khan’s widening of the city’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone last summer to the outermost parts of London has become a political flash-point among voters, with some protesters seeking to destroy cameras that monitor compliance. In July, it cost Khan’s Labour Party a chance at winning former prime minister Boris Johnson’s parliamentary seat in the outer London borough of Uxbridge.