The City Hall Conservative group is set to work with a whistleblowing organisation on their campaign against the mayor’s proposed ULEZ expansion.
Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the ultra low emissions zone (ULEZ) to all of outer London has sparked pushback with opponents claiming it will punish low-income Londoners.
Speaking at a recent question time event in Woodford, teacher Julie Hinds told the mayor she relied on her car to bring home marking and the new charge would “cripple” her.
And Conservative critics on the London Assembly - the body holding the mayor to account - claim there are “serious questions” over a consultation run by TfL into the idea.
A Telegraph story suggested two-thirds of consultation respondents opposed the idea, while Khan hinted a delay could be an option, admitting he “hadn’t made his mind up”.
Now GLA Conservatives have joined with the not-for-profit organisation WhistleblowersUK as they urge people to speak out with concerns over the scheme’s consultation.
The group also says “additional TfL whistleblowers” have raised “serious integrity concerns”, which they claim cast doubt on whether the consultation is “legally compliant”.
But Labour mayor Khan hit back, insisting suggestions TfL had influenced the consultation were “categorically untrue” and a “fundamental misunderstanding”.
He said 4,000 Londoners die early each year and millions suffer respiratory illnesses due to toxic air quality, with five million people set to benefit from the ULEZ...
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