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What is London’s ultra low emission zone and its wider political impact?

The Ulez scheme garnered national attention after an unexpected Conservative by-election victory.

The Independent UK

Meet the Instagrammer reviewing all London’s underground stations

Kilburn Park and Uxbridge are among the leaders so far on the network

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan expands £2,000 Ulez grant to all Londoners with non-compliant vehicles

Capital’s mayor moves to reduce political fallout over scheme’s extension after Tory byelection win in Uxbridge

The Guardian - UK

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Uxbridge was not just an anti-green protest: it was the sour spirit of Brexit revived

This byelection should have been a Labour landslide – but local Tories’ freedom to choose their candidate changed all that, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

‘An excuse against Labour’: Uxbridge unconvinced Ulez led to Tory byelection win

Residents have mixed views and misgivings about policy but some say they voted Labour nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s drive to survive: are pro-car pledges a ‘vote magnet’?

Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods in England in the latest of a series of pro-motorist moves being seen as a bid to shore up Tory support among voters.

The Week

Bristol’s low-traffic scheme stalls as row over Ulez spreads from London

The city’s ‘livable neighbourhood’ initiative is threatened by the shock Uxbridge byelection result blamed on the ultra low emission zone

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Ditch green policies, win votes? Tories and Labour wrestle with net zero

Arguments between and within the parties have been inflamed by the apparent ‘Ulez effect’ in the Uxbridge byelection

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak has resolved to fight dirty. But will his opponent be Labour or his own MPs?

The Uxbridge byelection victory should have bolstered the Tory campaign – instead, it’s triggered a battle over green policy, says the Spectator’s Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Labour pressures Sadiq Khan to delay Ulez expansion after Tory legal challenge fails

Decision comes a week after Labour’s defeat in Uxbridge by-election

The Independent UK

Inside Labour’s battle with its own green agenda

The Uxbridge by-election and the ongoing disputes over Ulez have shone a light on ideological struggles at the heart of the Opposition, says Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

Next London mayor: the odds, the polls, the candidates

The race to become the next mayor of London has become significantly closer after Labour’s shock by-election defeat in Uxbridge put incumbent Sadiq Khan’s flagship green policy in doubt.

The Week

Khan dismisses Sunak’s attack on his housebuilding record in London as ‘desperate nonsense’ – as it happened

Mayor of London hits back at prime minister over ‘pathetic gesture politics’

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP warns against roll back on green pledges after anti-Ulez by-election win in Uxbridge

A London Tory MP has warned against rolling back on green policies after a campaign against the Ulez expansion led to a surprise by-election victory for the Conservatives in Uxbridge.

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Rishi Sunak’s only hope of a legacy is to govern as though he has already lost the election

The Tories have a long road back to being a responsible party of power. Their leader’s job is to start that journey now, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Tories could use Ulez discontent to save marginal outer London seats, MPs claim

Senior party figures say some green issues could be exploited to motivate people to vote Conservative

Evening Standard

Lack of locals caused defeat, not ULEZ, say Uxbridge Labour activists

Labour’s leadership have blamed Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion for the surprise defeat

The Independent UK

Ban on petrol cars by 2030 ‘immoveable’ but boiler ban ‘needs review’, Michael Gove says

The government has flip-flopped over its approach to net zero policies after the Tories’ unexpected by-election win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s tweet associating Labour with ‘criminal gangs’ labelled ‘desperate and pathetic’ by shadow cabinet minister – as it happened

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham and shadow environment secretary, criticises prime minister for tweet about Labour and immigration law firms

The Guardian - UK

Which green policies could the Tories ditch after Uxbridge?

Since the byelection fought over Ulez, party sources suggest some environmental measures may be on borrowed time

The Guardian - UK

Ulez is more than a political football – it’s a matter of life and death for people like me

Letters: Readers on London’s ultra-low emission zone and its role in the Tory victory in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak signals he could abandon green policies that cost consumers

Conservative rightwingers push PM to create dividing line with Labour on environment after narrow byelection win in Uxbridge

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Sadiq Khan must hold fast over Ulez expansion

It is a simple political principle that good policy makes for good politics — the thinking being that voters reward leaders who improve their lives. But the connection, insofar as it exists, is not absolute. Something Labour learned the hard way in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The Week

Will Sunak and Starmer drop green policies to win voters?

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak could water down or even drop much of their green agenda, as both look to prioritise the economy in a bid to win voters ahead of the next general election.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan to stand by Ulez after Starmer’s stark warning over Uxbridge defeat

Mayor of London ‘open to ideas’ but committed to policy

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