We need an electric vehicle revolution to cut deaths in our cities

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Former Number 10 adviser Stephen Heidari-Robinson argues electric vehicles should be right at the heart of the government's new industrial strategy

Air pollution causes 40,000 early deaths in the UK each year, 20 times the number that die in road accidents. It is a problem of social justice, as those living in deprived areas are far more likely to...

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