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Noah Vickers

'Interference with democracy': High Court battle over LTN removal ramps up

Lutfur Rahman was re-elected as Tower Hamlets mayor in 2022 - (PA Archive)

Campaigners who are legally challenging the removal of a set of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green have been accused of interfering in democracy, as the High Court inquiry into the issue entered its second and final day.

In a written argument submitted to the court by a barrister representing Tower Hamlets Council, the judicial review brought by the campaigners was described as “an impermissible interference with democratic decision making”.

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