Ulez expansion: Sadiq Khan accuses ministers of ‘weaponising air pollution’

London mayor bemoans lack of ministerial support for pollution charging policy

The government is weaponising air pollution and climate change" by not supporting the expansion of the capital's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has claimed

Ahead of Tuesday's rollout of the expansion of Ulez to all London boroughs, Khan expressed his disappointment" at the lack of government financial support for the policy, and its accompanying scrappage scheme, unlike those run in some other cities in England.