The Latest Breaking News from Ulez

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother welcomes new study linking Ulez to improvement in health of London children’s lungs

A landmark new study has linked London’s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children

The Independent UK · Aug 18

The key stat that backs up Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion in London: ‘The evidence is overwhelming’

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Sadiq Khan's £210m Londonwide Ulez scrappage fund got 53,000 polluting vehicles off the roads

Revealed: fraudsters made 12,000 failed applications for City Hall payouts

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Laurence Fox pleads not guilty to encouraging Ulez camera vandalism

He allegedly praised anti-Ulez activists known as ‘Blade Runners’

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Laurence Fox denies encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2025

Laurence Fox charged 'after encouraging people on social media to vandalise ULEZ cameras'

The former actor will appear in court next week charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Ulez was not 'anti-motorist', Sadiq Khan claims in podcast interview

Mayor argues that his London-wide Ulez expansion involved a ‘combination of carrots and sticks’, rather than only seeking to punish drivers

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Credit where it’s due for cleaner air in London

Letters: Sadiq Khan should be congratulated for expanding the Ulez scheme despite criticism from Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, says Peter Walker. Plus a letter from Dr Robin Russell-Jones

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025