Sadiq Khan says the decision to bring the policy to outer London boroughs is 'the right one' - despite it being blamed for Labour's loss in west London
The mayor defended the by-election loss, saying:"I have lived in London my entire life [and] this seat has never been Labour since I've been alive, including in 1997 in the Tony Blair landslide and the subsequent by-election a few months later.Mr Khan outlined the successes of the existing policy, saying there had been a toxicity reduction in central London of 50% since ULEZ began, and 20% for inner London boroughs.
"The 10 boroughs with the largest number of premature deaths are in outer London [and] it is the poorest Londoners who are least likely to own a car that suffer the consequences."Rayner blames ULEZ for Uxbridge defeat Mr Khan said he had been"listening" to people's concerns about the expansion, increasing the eligibility of people to be exempt - such as families on child benefit or small businesses who employ up to 50 people."But the choice is simple. Do we kick the can down the road to clean up the air in London or do we take action?"
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