Greater london, it is about raising money from londoners for him and this is something, given the challenges people are facing with the cost of living, it is not absolutely the right thing to do. but the mayor of london sadiq khan defended the policy and accused the government of trying to make party political gains. if it was a cash grab, as the government s saying, just to raise money, i d have acceded to their demand to expand the ulez without proper consultation and a proper scrappage scheme. this is about helping our air be cleaner and in a couple of years time, tfl have predicted there will be no additional money made because of the number of noncompliant vehicles, but every penny net made is used to reinvest in public transport. improving buses in outer london, improving public transport in our city. and here s the irony of ironies it was this government that published air quality directives. the right thing to do, requiring cities to clean up their air, it was this governmen
Now this is where the ultra low emission zone used to start the south circular. but from today, it goes miles that way and any car driving these roads that isn t compliant has to pay the charge. it s faced opposition, with some conservative councils refusing to put up signs. if you look at the mayor s own impact assessment, it will have a minor to negligible effect on air quality. so it s very clear despite what the mayor says this isn t about improving the air quality in greater london, it s about raising money from londoners for him. this is about helping our air be cleaner and in a couple of years time, tfl have predicted there will be no additional money made because of the number of noncompliant vehicles, but every penny net made is used to reinvest in public transport. the details around this scheme are hotly disputed, from the impact on air quality to the number
Of london s mayor, sadiq khan. if it was a cash grab, as the government s saying, just to raise money, i d have acceded to their demand to expand the ulez without proper consultation and a proper scrappage scheme. this is about helping our air be cleaner and in a couple of years time, tfl have predicted there will be no additional money made because of the number of noncompliant vehicles, but every penny net made is used to reinvest in public transport. improving buses in outer london, improving public transport in our city. and here s the irony of ironies it was this government that published air quality directives. the right thing to do, requiring cities to clean up their air, it was this government that have supported clean air zones around the country the right thing to do in bristol, in birmingham, in bath, but for some reason, they refuse to support london. let s speak now to anthony laverty. he s a senior lecturer in public
Effect on air quality. so it s very clear despite what the mayor says this isn t about improving the air quality in greater london, it s about raising money from londoners for him. this is about helping our air be cleaner and in a couple of years time, tfl have predicted there will be no additional money made because of the number of noncompliant vehicles, but every penny net made is used to reinvest in public transport. the details around this scheme are hotly disputed, from the impact on air quality to the number of cars affected. whatever the arguments, london s expanded ultra low emission zone is now here and the cameras are in action. joe inwood, bbc news. so as we ve been hearing there s considerable dispute about how much of an impact the ulez scheme will have on public health in london.