Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has defended Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) around the capital, just a day after he refused to say whether he backed the London mayor’s controversial proposal.
The plan has faced mounting public opposition, and is facing legal challenge from five Conservative-led local councils.
Some Labour politicians, including the party’s candidate in this month’s Uxbridge by-election—Danny Beales—also want the expansion halted.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan poses during the “Let’s Do London” U.S. tourism campaign launch in Times Square, New York, on May 9, 2022. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Addressing a listener question on LBC radio on Friday, Starmer said the Labour mayor “had to take action” due to the legal requirement on him to improve London’s air quality….