Breath-taking audacity: The government's absurdist air quality plan is leaving the public's health at risk

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The Green Party's Molly Scott Cato slams the government's attempts to paint its air quality plan as more ambitious than EU rules

Last week the government launched a consultation on its new draft Clean Air Strategy. The draft is breath-taking in its audacity: it points the finger of blame for the UK's toxic air in every direction...

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