Sadiq Khan faces calls from Labour to scrap Silvertown road tunnel
by Matthew Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#57TZK)
Shadow minister says 1.2bn project should be ditched in favour of green transport links
The shadow minister for climate change has called on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to abandon his plans for a new four-lane road tunnel under the Thames.
Matthew Pennycook, who is also a local MP, said there was still time for the Labour mayor to reverse the plans for the 1.2bn Silvertown tunnel project, which is opposed by environmentalists, climate scientists and many local residents.
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