Doctors urge politicians to stand firm on schemes to tackle air pollution Exclusive: hundreds of consultants, GPs and others write to Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan over Labour’s position on Ulez The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Merton Council launches its own £1m Ulez scrappage scheme The council said its scheme will provide £1,000 grants “to help the poorest areas in our community that are not well connected by public transport” Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023
False claims in tweets about Ulez plans cause concern at London mayor’s office Social media posts falsely state Sadiq Khan is proposing to exempt ‘minority religions’ from charge The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023
Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say Leading scientists and medics back London and other clean air schemes and urge politicians to keep their nerve The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023
Which local authorities in England have introduced low-emission zones? Extension of London’s Ulez scheme is part of growing trend despite some backlash and delays The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023
OPINION - Sadiq Khan gets green light for Ulez expansion: The Leader podcast The High Court has ruled that Mayor Sadiq Khan’s planned Ulez expansion can go ahead. Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023
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 · Jul 28, 2023
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 · Jul 28, 2023
London Ulez: court dismisses challenge by five councils over expansion Decision is victory for mayor Sadiq Khan, with zone due to be extended at end of August The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023
Sadiq Khan defends Ulez expansion and says high court challenge wasted Londoners’ money – as it happened Mayor says he believes £1m was spent on court case as five Conservative-led councils took action over plans to expand zone The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023
Judge to give ruling over councils’ High Court challenge against Ulez expansion Five Conservative-led councils brought legal action against the Mayor of London’s plans to extend the zone to all of the capital’s boroughs. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023
Sadiq Khan warns drivers not to be fooled by scam Ulez websites TfL said it was working to ensure its website is promoted by Google over “third party” platforms in search results Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
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 · Jul 24, 2023
Sadiq Khan to stand by Ulez after Starmer’s stark warning over Uxbridge defeat Mayor of London ‘open to ideas’ but committed to policy The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 ‘He sits on the fence’: Starmer under pressure after Uxbridge as Tories tackle mission impossible Labour takes in lessons of Ulez debacle while Sunak emboldened to put clear blue water between parties after byelection results
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023 Rishi Sunak urged to stick with net zero pledges after Ulez role in Uxbridge win Green Tories say byelection issue irrelevant to general election as others call for end to ‘unpopular’ environmental policies
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 Lib Dems overturn 19,000 majority to win Somerton and Frome by-election Sarah Dyke secured victory in the Somerset seat, but there was a victory for the Tories in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023 Decarbonisation strategies must go beyond expanding Ulez Letter: The truth is we don’t have a proper plan to decarbonise transport and improve people’s access to it outside London, writes Graham Dalton
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023 ‘Going to be close’: nerves fray before byelection in Boris Johnson’s old seat Uxbridge and South Ruislip would be huge win for Labour or Conservatives – but canvassing lays bare difficulties facing both
Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023 Boris Johnson slams expansion of Ulez that he created while mayor The former mayor of London says the proposed expansion is ‘insane’
The Week · Jul 6, 2023 The cost of clean air: who will win the battle over low emissions zones? Five Tory-led councils have argued at the High Court that London mayor Sadiq Khan “lacks the legal powers” to extend the capital’s ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez).
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 Rise in racist abuse against Sadiq Khan linked to London clean air zone expansion Study by Greater London authority finds mayor has received over 300,000 pieces of racist abuse since being elected
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023 Report reveals sharp ethnicity gap in air quality exposure across London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the new data strengthened the case for his planned expansion of the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez)
Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2023 Ulez: Sadiq Khan hints at amnesty for drivers who forget to pay levy after expansion Mayor suggests amnesty or grace period could be introduced after the proposed August 29 ‘go live’ date
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023 London GPs with most asthma cases are in boroughs not covered by Ulez Research found that 24 out of the 30 GP surgeries with the highest rate of asthma prevalence are in outer London