Sadiq Khan has shelved plans to potentially charge all combustion-engined cars driving into central London, it has been reported, after he spent Tuesday defending the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ). Proposals outlined in the Mayor’s 2018 transport strategy for a “zero emission zone” in the heart of the capital have been dropped, the Financial Times reported. TalKTV’s Kevin O’Sullivan is joined by Reform UK London Mayoral candidate Howard Cox to discuss the first days of the ULEZ expansion. Howard says: “The rebellion is growing!” A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office told the paper: “TfL continues to support boroughs who wish to implement zero emission zones in their local areas.” The Mayor told the BBC: “If this was about making money, I’d have acceded to the demand from the Government to expand the congestion charge much wider than it currently is. That would have been a cash grab, but I said no. “If it was a cash grab – as the Government is say
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