5 AIR POLLUTION RESTRICTIONS PUT AT RISK — UNLESS POLITICIANS INTERVENE

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has expressed concerns that air pollution will fall off the political agenda as energies shift toward negotiating the terms and conditions of Brexit . On 5 July , he put forth a series of proposals for tackling smog in the capital , including a £ 10 pollution charge for drivers in Central London .

Khan unveiled the plans at an event at Great Ormond Street Hospital , where he said : “ Clearly the UK leaving the EU could weaken our ability to tackle air pollution , and it could mean the public could end up with less legal protection over their right to breathe clean air .”

“ Leaving the EU should not be the first step of us going back to being known as the dirty man of Europe .”

26 August 2016