Drive, baby, drive: Hammond's autumn statement is more grey than green

The money for new roads and freezing fuel tax overwhelms support for electric cars, further fuelling the nation's air pollution crisis

Drive, baby, drive - that was the message from chancellor Philip Hammond's autumn budget statement, with more money paving the way to new roads and a freeze on fuel tax.

The problem is the UK already has an air pollution crisis that causes tens of thousands of early deaths - more traffic will only make it worse. Furthermore, rising transport emissions are one of the biggest obstacles to the nation meeting its legal targets for cutting carbon emissions.