London's Ultra Low Emission Zone now extends to the capital's outer boroughs - despite vocal opposition from residents and councils; campaigners have criticised government plans to relax environmental rules in a bid to boost housebuilding.
Queue for website as ULEZ row rolls on and expansion comes into forceDrivers are facing queues online in checking whether their cars are compliant with the controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone standard that has come into force in London's outer boroughs today.
Labour's Sadiq Khan said extending the scheme amid a cost of living crisis had been"a difficult decision, but... a vital one", telling Sky News it was"an issue of social justice to clean up the air in our great city". "There's going to be, I think you'll know that there's going to be an investigation by the CAA [Civil Aviation Authority] and a report shared with government," the prime minister's official spokesperson said."I'm not going to pre-empt that. I've seen, obviously, various bits of speculation, but I'm not going to pre-empt the work that needs to be done.
He added:"We have got a proud track record on tackling climate change, we have reduced our emissions faster than pretty much any developed country." "I don't think that's the right priority, I don't think that's the right thing to do and I wish they hadn't done it."Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has just given his first reaction to Nadine Dorries formally quitting as MP for Mid Bedfordshire .
Ministers are scrapping so-called"nutrient neutrality" rules, designed to ensure a development or project does not dangerously increase nutrient levels in local wetlands and waterways in protected areas. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said in a statement:"We are committed to building the homes this country needs and to enhancing our environment. The way EU rules have been applied has held us back.
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