The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has insisted he has a mandate from Londoners to expand the city’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) despite not including the move in his 2020 manifesto. In a clash with Conservative assembly members on the issue during Mayor’s Question Time at City Hall this morning, (Thursday, June 22), Mr Khan was also accused of “rushing” the policy through before the next mayoral election in May 2024, and not wanting to give Londoners a say.
I looked up his London 2021 Manifesto in it he mentioned “I promise even more world- leading action on tackling air pollution. The central London ULEZ I introduced in 2019 in the face of Tory opposition has seen toxic emissions slashed by over 40%. But I want more Londoners to benefit from cleaner air, so I’ll expand the ULEZ in October 2021.”