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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Damien Gayle

Greenwich becomes fourth London council to oppose Silvertown tunnel

Protesters meet outside the Macquarie main offices in October 2021 to demonstrate against plans for the Silvertown tunnel.
Protesters meet outside the Macquarie main offices in October 2021 to demonstrate against plans for the Silvertown tunnel. Photograph: Sabrina Merolla/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

A fourth London council has voted to oppose a new £2bn road tunnel under the Thames in east London, putting the capital’s mayor at loggerheads with local authorities over his biggest infrastructure project.

Sadiq Khan accused councils of “want[ing] to put off tough decisions”, after Greenwich councillors voted overwhelmingly to call for all work on the Silvertown tunnel to be paused immediately.

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