The High Court has ruled that Mayor Sadiq Khan’s planned Ulez expansion can go ahead.
Five Tory councils have failed to have the proposed expansion ruled illegal, and Mr Justice Swift said he was satisfied that the mayor’s decision to expand the Ulez area “was within his powers”.
The councils had described the Ulez expansion as a “tax on living in outer London”, where they said poorer public transport connections left residents much more reliant on cars.
According to Mr Khan, around 4,000 Londoners die prematurely each year from conditions related to air pollution.
The ruling means drivers in all London boroughs face a daily charge of £12.50 for driving non-Ulez compliant vehicles locally.
Speaking on The Leader podcast our City Hall Editor Ross Lydall discusses the big win for Sadiq Khan, and what people really think about the expansion.
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