Britain flouting duty to protect citizens from toxic air pollution – UN

Exclusive: Special rapporteur's mission finds government has violated obligation to protect people's lives and health

The UK government is "flouting" its duty to protect the lives and health of its citizens from illegal and dangerous levels of air pollution, according to the UN's special rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste.

Baskut Tuncak issued his warning after a fact-finding mission to the UK in January at the invitation of the government in a report that has been shared exclusively with the Guardian before it is presented to the UN human rights council this week.