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London Tory politician sacked as magistrate after accusing judge of ‘two-tier justice’

Bromley councillor Simon Fawthrop criticised a judge who had convicted four anti-ULEZ activists for harassing Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Tory councillor sacked as magistrate after accusing judge of ‘two-tier justice system’ in ULEZ case

Simon Fawthrop drew a comparison to a separate case where Greenpeace activists were acquitted of criminal damage after scaling Rishi Sunak’s house

The Independent UK

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar?

Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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TfL ‘misled public’ about Ulez benefits, according to leaked draft report

It is believed TfL will “strongly challenge” the draft conclusions by the Advertising Standards Authority

Evening Standard

‘We are vital to London and the country’: TfL boss Andy Lord on Ulez, rail funding and HS2

Transport for London’s commissioner has had to focus on cost-cutting since Covid, while fending off attacks on the ultra-low emission zone and wringing new investment out of Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan won’t say if Ulez could cost Labour general election

Under-pressure Labour mayor accuses Tory minister of ‘factual errors’ as he denies cash grab

The Independent UK

TfL unveils over 80 new zero-emission buses in Sutton, with health message

City Hall hopes the buses - along with the expanded Ulez - will improve Londoners’ health

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Mayors of Oslo, Montreal and Milan back Sadiq Khan on London Ulez plan

City leaders say UK capital’s scheme to improve air quality is inspiring and explain their own measures

The Guardian - UK

How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars

EVs have become weaponised amid fears over cost of shift to battery power and job losses at carmakers

The Guardian - UK

Vindication or cowardice? Andy Burnham’s clean air gamble in Manchester

After the Ulez debate, some see the Greater Manchester mayor’s U-turn on introducing his own ‘Caz’ zone as a politician reading the room, while others see it as a climbdown

The Guardian - UK

A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London's suburbs after a British court ruling

A British court has ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars

The Independent UK

Starmer: We must ‘learn lesson’ of Tory Ulez attack in by-election

The Labour leader said there was ‘something very wrong’ when a party policy was on ‘each and every Tory leaflet’ in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Evening Standard

Labour must ‘learn lesson’ of Tories using Ulez attack in by-election – Starmer

The Labour leader said there was ‘something very wrong’ when a party policy was on ‘each and every Tory leaflet’ in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: There’s no safe area in England for Tories

The only consolation for Rishi Sunak today is that things could have been even worse. Instead of losing two of three by-elections by historic margins to Labour and the Lib-Dems, he could easily have lost all three. And if it weren’t for the issue of Ulez in Uxbridge he probably…

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Story of the night: how dramatic Uxbridge by-election result unfolded

New MP Steve Tuckwell defended the Tory seat vacated by Boris Johnson with a narrow win over Labour of just 495 votes

The Independent UK

Starmer blames Sadiq Khan’s Ulez for Uxbridge flop: ‘He needs to reflect’

Labour leader blames unpopular £12.50 charge on drivers for shock defeat dubbed ‘Uloss’ by party insiders

The Independent UK

Record swing in Selby but Starmer faces ‘serious questions’ as Labour fails to take Uxbridge

Labour had been widely expected to overturn a 7,000 majority in the outer London seat, but candidate Danny Beales fell short

The Independent UK

‘I don’t trust any of them’: How Boris effect is hitting Tory hopes of keeping Uxbridge seat

Will this Tory town change its colours after Boris Johnson’s dramatic departure from the Commons? Maryam Zakir-Hussain visits Uxbridge ahead of Thursday’s crunch by-election

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The Independent UK

Tories fear triple by-election defeat that will sink Sunak government into ‘malaise’

Most Tories ‘resigned’ to losing all three contests, says one MP – as Sunak set for summer of anguish over strategy

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan quizzed on Uxbridge by-election amid Ulez disagreement

The mayor was asked about the fact that Labour’s candidate in the Uxbridge by-election, Danny Beales, disagrees with his key policy to expand the Ulez on August 29

The Independent UK

London Mayor lacks power to order Ulez expansion, councils tell High Court

Five Conservative-led local authorities are challenging Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone.

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