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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Rishi Sunak dodges questions on 'Tory-run' Ulez Facebook groups rife with Sadiq Khan abuse

The Prime Minister has dodged questions about anti-Ulez Facebook groups that contain “Islamophobia and death threats” aimed at London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Rishi Sunak was asked if he would investigate the pages set up in opposition of the Ultra Low Emission Zone after it was revealed many were “run by officials within the Conservative Party” and mayoral candidate Susan Hall was a member of them.

Labour has reported the groups to police after Mr Khan was described as a “terrorist sympathiser” in posts and members appeared to celebrate the destruction of Ulez cameras and made comments expressing disbelief that the Mayor had not been “taken out”.

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