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Tory council prepares £400,000 fund to fight Ulez expansion in court

A row broke out on Thursday after a Tory borough prepared to spend up to £400,000 fighting the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone. Harrow council’s leaders are set to issue High Court proceedings by February 24 against London mayor Sadiq Khan – and say they will fight the case…

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Councils say they lack funds to enforce stricter limits on wood burners

Local authorities say policing government’s new standards on smoke pollution is beyond their means

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan says he ‘absolutely regrets’ biggest transport and council tax rises in a decade

The Mayor said he was being “effectively forced” to make the increases by the Government

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Thousands of low-paid cleaners, caterers and security staff on TfL network to get free travel

Around 5,800 contract workers won’t have to pay for travel under plans unveiled by Sadiq Khan

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Low-paid TfL contract staff to get free travel across network

London mayor to adopt scheme for cleaners, catering staff and security guards to help with cost of living crisis

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Penny Mordaunt dismisses claim Sadiq Khan is a ‘dictator’ over Ulez expansion

The Commons Leader disagreed with Tory MP Bob Blackman.

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Ulez protester escorted from City Hall as Martin Lewis raises concerns over timing

A protester was escorted from City Hall on Thursday after challenging London mayor Sadiq Khan on his plan to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) to Greater London.

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Rough sleeping in London rises by 21 per cent in a year

There was a severe increase in the number of people sleeping rough for the first time on the capital’s streets

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Ulez expansion: Tory council sets aside £400,000 for High Court battle against Sadiq Khan’s plan

Harrow council is set to issue High Court proceedings by February 24 against London mayor – and say they will fight the case alone if other Tory boroughs back out

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Sadiq Khan ‘gives councils Thursday deadline to agree to ULEZ expansion’

TfL writes to four Tory boroughs to say that signs and cameras will be installed despite threat of legal challenge

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Met under pressure not to rehire retired officers with misconduct record

Mayor says officers with misconduct proven against them during career should not return to force

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan urged to spend £1bn to safeguard 200,000 London homes at flood risk

In the summer of 2021 large parts of London saw severe flash floods which caused nine Tube stations to be closed

Evening Standard

Thousands of kids across country living in damp, mouldy and infested homes, Sadiq Khan warns

According to an anlaysis by City Hall over 1.8million children were forced to living in poor quality homes in 2019-2020 - leading the London Mayor to call for emergency action from Government ministers

Daily Mirror

Children with health issues plead with anti-Ulez councils to back expansion

The ultra low emission zone is due to expand on August 29, meaning an additional 200,000 drivers a day will have to pay the £12.50 daily levy

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Sadiq Khan teases exciting 2040 London Olympics bid as he bigs up "greenest Games ever"

Following the success of 2012, London's mayor has fuelled excitement among fans by hinting that the capital could host another Olympic Games less than two decades from now

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London mayor vows to press ahead with Ulez plan at launch of scrappage scheme

Sadiq Khan says ultra-low emission zone will be expanded across whole of city in August despite legal threats

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Two-thirds of suburban London boroughs have consented to Ulez enforcement cameras, TfL reveals

Mayor Sadiq Khan sidesteps questions about delaying expansion as he launches £110m scrappage scheme

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Dame Cressida Dick asked for £500,000 package when she quit as Met Police chief

Dame Cressida stepped down last February after reportedly being ‘intimidated’ into quitting

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£110m Ulez scrappage scheme launched ahead of expansion

A £110M ultra low emission zone scrappage scheme was launched on Monday – as the penalty for not paying the Ulez levy increased by £20 to £180.

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Harrods customers describe walking into ‘pool of blood’ after man stabbed in store

No arrests have yet been made following the incident

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Minecraft Mayor: Blocky Sadiq Khan appears in-game in Croydon design competition

The Mayor of London features as an NPC to introduce design challenges to young Londoners

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Ulez expansion: ‘Backlash? What backlash?’ says Sadiq Khan as Labour borough leader joins calls for delay

Mayor says he will act for the ‘silent majority’ of Londoners who want action on toxic air

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Trump baby will fly again as Museum of London looks to preserve it

Nigel Farage at the time called it the ‘biggest insult to a sitting US President ever’

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The Mayor’s memoir may need rewriting on Ulez

UNLIKE Prince Harry, Sadiq Khan has chosen not to hire a ghost writer for his forthcoming autobiography.

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Richmond becomes latest borough to challenge Ulez expansion

Richmond is the latest borough to call on Sadiq Khan to re-think the upcoming Ulez expansion that is set to cover the whole of the capital. The Lib-Dem controlled council has asked the Mayor of London to delay the scheme - due to be implemented in August - until public…

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