Scientists call on Rishi Sunak to 'tell your party colleagues' not to discredit facts on toxic air.
The London mayor's office and Transport for London have quoted different figures, saying cameras show 90% of vehicles are compliant but without providing the exact data, including the number of vehicles captured.
"Mainstream politicians have been attending rallies run by conspiracy theorists. They have been loudly repeating their dismissal of our science on social media accounts and broadcast interviews. They have spoken of not believing the science in the London Assembly and in Parliament. "The authors of the letter ask us to disavow false claims and the individuals making them, but they do not tell us which individuals or claims.Defra has been approached for a comment but is yet to respond.This is quite an intervention from the scientific community that doesn't normally like to get involved in politics.
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