'A landmark day': Business leaders call on government to back ULEZ expansion

James Murray
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'A landmark day': Business leaders call on government to back ULEZ expansion

Green business leaders write to Prime Minister urging him to end attacks on air quality policies, as London Mayor Sadiq Khan accuses government of throwing 'decades of progress on clean air into reverse'

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has today expanded to cover the whole of the capital, with London Mayor Sadiq Khan hailing "a landmark day for our city" that will help ensure "every Londoner breathes...

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