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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

London mayor vows to press ahead with Ulez plan at launch of scrappage scheme

Signs for the new Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London
Sadiq Khan said he was confident of defending any court case brought against the Ulez plans as he launched a £110m scrappage scheme for polluting vehicles. Photograph: Robert Evans/Alamy

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has promised to press ahead with a city-wide ultra-low emission zone to stop people “breathing poison” as he launched a £110m scrappage scheme to help replace polluting vehicles.

Ulez will be expanded to the Greater London boundary in August despite widespread opposition from borough councils, four of whom have threatened legal action.

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