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Sadiq Khan continues to introduce London’s Ultra Low Emission Zones (Ulez), but is looking at ways to reduce costs for Londoners without sacrificing air quality commitments. I understand.
The mayor of London said he was “listening” to voters after senior Labor leaders blamed Labor’s clean air policy for losing key by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Reports suggest the mayor may be ready to back down on his plans after meeting with Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer.
but I He understands that he still intends to pursue this plan, but will explore ideas that reduce the economic impact on residents without compromising the effectiveness of policies on tackling air quality and climate change.
The proposal is that vehicle scrapping plans designed to help those in need of a new car could be further expanded to help more residents.
The £110m scheme was already extended this month to all Londoners and small businesses receiving child benefits. It also covers low-income people, people with disabilities, charities and sole proprietorships.
Khan’s supporters said the Conservative party’s by-election campaign in Uxbridge suggested that everyone would have to pay the urez fee, but in reality more than 90 percent of cars in the London suburbs already conformed to urez standards, meaning drivers would not have to pay.
The Labor Party admitted that the expansion of the clean air zone was a factor in the party’s defeat in the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip by just 495 votes.
Labor leader Lord Keir, speaking Friday at Selby & Einstey, where his party won a landslide victory over the Conservatives, said Mr Khan needed to “reflect” on his policies.
“Uxbridge was always tough. We knew that. We didn’t take Uxbridge in 1997. We knew Ulles was going to be a problem, but of course we all need to reflect on that, including the mayor,” he said.
He also said in a speech at the Labor National Policy Forum on Saturday that “Labour is doing something very wrong if the policies proposed by Labor are on every Conservative leaflet.”
“We have to face it and learn lessons,” he added.
In an interview with the BBC earlier this month, Labor refused to say whether Lord Kea supported the policy.
Uxbridge candidate Danny Beals, who had previously spoken out in favor of Mr. Ures, said he felt it wasn’t the “right time” to boost his support during the campaign.
“I’ve raised my voice on this issue. I’ve had hundreds of doorstep discussions on this issue and that’s the message I deliver,” he said at a Hastings event earlier this month.
“Community comes first, party comes second,” Beals added.
A source close to Khan said. I: “A victory for Uxbridge and South Ruislip will always be an uphill battle for Labor. Labor has not won this seat for 50 years and Tony Blair failed to win it during the 1997 landslide.
“It is a disappointing result and Mr Sadik has made it clear that he is listening to the people of London following this by-election.
“Sadiq always said expanding Ures was a really tough decision, but necessary to save the lives of young and vulnerable Londoners.”