Three-quarters of people living in cities want clean air zones, poll finds

James Murray
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YouGov survey of more than 800 people shows 76 per cent want to bring their cities in line with European limits on air pollution

The UK may be on its way out of the EU but more than three-quarters (76 per cent) of people want clean air zones to bring their cities into line with European standards, according to a YouGov poll...

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