Sadiq Khan to fight government attempt to water down green policies
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4SY25)
Exclusive: mayor to reject changes to his London Plan which aims to protect green belt and stop Heathrow expansion
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is on a collision course with the government over proposals to water down his green plan for the capital, which involves stopping the expansion of Heathrow and protecting the green belt.
Planning inspectors want Khan to withdraw his objections to Heathrow's expansion, permit fracking in London, and loosen his commitment to the green belt by allowing building in "very special circumstances".
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