from the 29th of august. while clean air campaigners support this, it has proved controversial, and it was a big issue in the recent uxbridge by election. five local councils mounted a legal challenge against the expansion plan. they argued the mayor didn t have the power to extend the zone that far, and they attacked the consultation process and the scrappage scheme. today, a high courtjudge dismissed their challenge. the mayor has continued to insist his plan is necessary, and today he vowed to press ahead. the decision to expand ulez was a difficult one, not one i took lightly, but it s essential because in our great city every year around 4,000 people die prematurely linked with air quality. there are children who have stunted lungs forever because of air pollution, adults with a whole host of health issues from asthma to cancer, dementia to heart disease. one of the conservative councils involved in the legal action says they won t appeal but will call
from the 29th of august. while clean air campaigners support this, it has proved controversial, and it was a big issue in the recent uxbridge by election. five local councils mounted a legal challenge against the expansion plan. they argued the mayor didn t have the power to extend the zone that far, and they attacked the consultation process and the scrappage scheme. today, a high courtjudge dismissed their challenge. the mayor has continued to insist his plan is necessary, and today he vowed to press ahead. the decision to expand ulez was a difficult one, not one i took lightly, but it s essential because in our great city every year around 4,000 people die prematurely linked with air quality. there are children who have stunted lungs forever because of air pollution, adults with a whole host of health issues from asthma to cancer, dementia to heart disease. one of the conservative councils involved in the legal action says they won t appeal but will call
air pollution. it currently reaches up to the north and south circular roads but is due to take in all london boroughs from the 29th of august. while clean air campaigners support this, it has proved controversial and it was a big issue in the recent uxbridge by election. five local councils mounted a legal challenge against the expansion plan. they argued the mayor didn t have the power to extend the zone that far and they attacked the consultation process and the scrappage scheme. today, a high court judge dismissed their challenge. the mayor has continued to insist his plan is necessary, and today, he vowed to press ahead. the decision to expand ulez was a difficult one, not one i took lightly, but it s essential because in our great city every year around 4000 people die prematurely linked with air quality. there are children who have stunted lungs forever because of air pollution and there s a whole host of health issues from asthma to cancer,
including kent, surrey and buckinghamshire, and there has been opposition to that expansion, particularly from five conservative run councils within london which took this legal action. the high court today has ruled against them and said the mayor of london sadiq khan has the legal authority to extend the ultralow emission zone already in place in inner london boroughs add to this zone. i can give you the statement sadiq khan hasissued give you the statement sadiq khan has issued in response to the ruling which describes it as a landmark decision which is good for londoners, he says, as it means we can proceed with clearing up the air in outer london on the 29th of august. the mayor determined to go ahead with the policy, it seems, despite notjust a legal challenge by political opposition. and he says the decision to expand ulez was very difficult and she says not something he looks a lot like me. he says he
we sold the car, didn t get much for it because the demand for diesels wasn t great. and then had to have a big outlay into purchasing a new car. inside london s ulez area, a £12.50 daily charge applies for driving vehicles which don t meet certain emissions standards. it s aimed at reducing air pollution. it currently reaches up to the north and south circular roads but is due to take in all london boroughs from the 29th of august. while clean air campaigners support this, it has proved controversial, and it was a big issue in the recent uxbridge by election. five local councils mounted a legal challenge against the expansion plan. they argued the mayor didn t have the power to extend the zone that far, and they attacked the consultation process and the scrappage scheme. today, a high courtjudge dismissed their challenge. the mayor has continued to insist his plan is necessary, and today he vowed to press ahead. the decision to expand ulez was a difficult one,