Ulez expansion: ‘Backlash? What backlash?’ says Sadiq Khan as Labour borough leader joins calls for delay

Sadiq Khan denied he was facing a Ulez expansion backlash from Londoners

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Mayor Sadiq Khan has denied he is facing a public “backlash” against his expansion of the ultra-low emission zone – as a Labour borough chief became the latest to call for a delay.

Darren Rodwell, the leader of Barking and Dagenham council and an influential figure in the London Labour party, said there was a need for a “greater lead-in time” and a more generous scrappage scheme than the £110m currently proposed.