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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Shanti Das and Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse

Social media and public signage disparaging Sadiq Khan and the Ulez expansion.
Social media and public signage disparaging Sadiq Khan and the Ulez expansion. Composite: Unearthed; Facebook; Instagram; Rex/Shutterstock

Conservative party staff and activists are secretly operating a network of Facebook groups that have become a hotbed of racism, misinformation and support for criminal damage.

An investigation has identified 36 groups that appear to be separate grassroots movements opposing the expansion of ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) schemes to reduce air pollution. They do not say they were set up by the Conservatives as part of a coordinated political campaign.

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