Sadiq Khan warns drivers not to be fooled by scam Ulez websites TfL said it was working to ensure its website is promoted by Google over “third party” platforms in search results Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
OPINION - Actually it’s the critics who are wrong — the ‘maate’ campaign is a good thing The Mayor of London’s new campaign seeking to empower men to challenge misogyny by saying “maate” to their friends when they cross the line has been criticised (in this newspaper yesterday) and even mocked, but I welcome it. I was the Government’s independent adviser on tackling violence against women and… Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
OPINION - Ulez is making Sadiq Khan a conviction politician Not for the first time, Sadiq Khan will have been cursing Boris Johnson. Had his predecessor as mayor not quit as an MP, Mr Khan would not just have endured a weekend from hell. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
Laurence Fox fined after breaking Sadiq Khan’s new 20mph limit The Reclaim Party leader and actor was flashed by a speed camera while driving at 24mph Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
The Tories have laid a ‘cut the green crap’ trap for Keir Starmer. He must not fall for it Labour’s path to victory lies in sticking to its guns. Any allies who argue for a green retreat should be shown the door, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023
Pyromaniac Rish! torches climate policy while Europe burns PM sees short-term advantage in smothering green policies while studiously ignoring signs of climate collapse The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023
Mayor of London awards AI firms with prize money for cost-of-living services The winners include a startup that scours supermarkets to help you save on your food bills Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
Ulez being used as ‘political football’ warns London mother who lost daughter to pollution Ulez should not be used as a political football in any upcoming elections the mother of a London schoolgirl and the first person to have air pollution listed on her death certificate has warned. Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
OPINION - Why Sadiq Khan is pressing ahead with Ulez extension “Why are you doing this now?“ The greatest moment in election night history (and I’ve recently re-watched a bunch of them, sadly) wasn’t Michael Portillo in 1997 or Peter Mandelson in 2001, but Stephen Kinnock in 2017. Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
OPINION - Labour is learning that to win, it is better not to speak On a fine morning in Tooting last Wednesday, the Labour tribe, Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan among them, gathered to pay its final respects to one of its winners. Margaret McDonagh had been number two in the party at the time of the 1997 election victory and the general-secretary for… Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
New North Sea oil and gasfields will emit as much carbon as 14m cars, report says Licences UK has approved in last two years will result in carbon dioxide matching annual emissions of Denmark, Greenpeace finds The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023
Labour wars continue as Sadiq Khan has a coded pop at Keir Starmer on Brexit Khan has told the New York Times that he’s ‘frustrated’ no one is talking about Brexit Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
Michael Gove tells Sadiq Khan: I’ll intervene if City Hall plan fails to deliver enough homes The Housing Secretary’s intervention sparked an angry response from City Hall Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
Almost two-thirds of Ulez cameras installed ahead of August expansion Transport for London has installed almost two-thirds of the 2,750 Ulez enforcement cameras it planned to erect in outer London, it can be revealed. Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023 Sadiq Khan to stand by Ulez after Starmer’s stark warning over Uxbridge defeat Mayor of London ‘open to ideas’ but committed to policy
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2023 Sadiq Khan committed to ULEZ expansion despite Labour pressure Mr Khan’s team has defended the controversial anti-pollution scheme, saying only one out of 10 cars driving in outer London would face the charge
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023 Sadiq Khan to press ahead with Ulez expansion amid Labour pressure London mayor is open to ideas to mitigate impact on residents, but not on scheduling of policy some blame for loss of byelection
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023 Milan mayor backs Sadiq Khan and says London Ulez is an inspiration Exclusive: Guiseppe Sala says policy on polluting cars in UK capital should be supported by national politicians
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023 Ulez: what is it, how much does it cost and why is it so controversial? All you need to know about London’s ultra-low emission zone, back in the headlines after the Uxbridge byelection result
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2023 Anas Sarwar urged to 'be clear with voters' on two-child cap stance SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to “be clear with voters” on his role in the UK party’s decision to keep the two-child…
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2023 Keir Starmer holds talks with Sadiq Khan as he blames Ulez expansion on Uxbridge defeat Labour leader asks Mayor of London to ‘reflect’ on expansion of policy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 The Observer view on how the climate crisis should not be used as a political football The Uxbridge byelection has reopened arguments about how far to push a green agenda but global heating calls for a non-partisan approach
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 Dropping green pledges would be ‘political suicide’, Sunak and Starmer warned Science and business leaders say lurch away from climate agenda after byelections would be deeply unpopular with voters and damage UK’s reputation
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 Sadiq Khan in U-turn on ‘eco’ wood-burners amid pollution fears Campaigners’ pressure sees London mayor withdraw approval for stoves billed as better for the environment
The National (Scotland) · Jul 22, 2023 'A strange position': Starmer comments signal another potential U-turn KEIR Starmer’s warning that Labour must “learn the lesson” of seeing a party policy used against it following a narrow defeat in the Uxbridge…