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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton and Kiran Stacey

Which green policies could the Tories ditch after Uxbridge?

A policy pushing developers to fit heat pumps at new homes is subject to intense lobbying from Tory MPs.
A policy pushing developers to fit heat pumps at new homes is subject to intense lobbying from Tory MPs. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

The Tories’ narrow victory over Labour at the Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection has triggered soul searching in both parties about the direction of their green policies.

Voters rejected the Labour candidate, Danny Beales, after a campaign fought almost entirely over a single issue: Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) for cars.

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