ULEZ expansion: Five Tory councils launch legal challenge to Sadiq Khan plans

‘We expect the party of the worker to stand by working people,’ says Unite

Five Conservative councils have joined together to launch a judicial review into London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the £12.50 ultra-low-emission zone (ULEZ) to outer boroughs. Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon, together with Surrey County Council, issued a joint statement announcing legal action over the Labour mayor’s plan. Drivers of vehicles that do not meet minimum emissions standards are charged a £12.50 daily fee for entering the zone.

The ULEZ is currently limited to the area within London’s north and south circular roads but is due to be extended to cover the whole of the capital from 29 August when it will expand to border areas of Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey.