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SIR KEIR STARMER has backed London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the Ulez charge on the most polluting vehicles across the capital.
The Labour leader said today that Mr Khan “has no choice” as he was legally bound to improve London’s air quality.
Addressing a listener question on LBC, Sir Keir, a former director of public prosecutions, said: “I accept that the mayor has no choice but to go ahead because of the legal obligation on him.
“I’ve looked at it myself, looked at the legal provision.
“I think it is difficult to say you could simply ignore the legal requirement to do something about this, so the mayor in fairness is between a rock and a hard place on this.”
Mr Khan announced his intention to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) to all of London’s boroughs in November.
This would see drivers in outer London pay a £12.50 daily fee from August 29 if their vehicles do not meet the required emissions standards.
