 Rishi Sunak is panicking – and he's gone into overdrive. Literally. In the wake of recent humiliating by-election defeats, the Prime Minister is initiating a self-serving, populist, so-called 'pro-motorist' agenda to mask the cracks forming in his own dying Government. Desperate Sunak is clearly trying to trap Labour – and I implore them not to fall in. The one seat the Conservatives narrowly held onto is Uxbridge & South Ruislip, having tried to manipulate the campaign to focus on London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and spread distrust of the policy. However, during my time campaigning, I found that there were more issues of concern than just ULEZ. Once people understood that most cars (over 90% in fact) were covered by the policy, the conversation changed. Instead, voters wanted to know what Labour had to offer. That offer was made even more attractive with today's groundbreaking announcement, from the Mayor of London, that every single London resident with a non-ULEZ-compliant vehicle will be able to apply for funding of up to £2,000 or more. A very quick search shows that you can purchase a ULEZ compliant motor for as little as £500, making the decision to switch cars and secure clean air for children and adults in London even easier. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video But even if that policy was the main point of discussion – the importance of cleaning up our air cannot be overstated. We all want clean air, and no one would argue against that, right? To ensure we save lives, we need to make bold changes. Children's life expectancy is reduced and lung development is stunted due to pollution-related causes, and that is simply unacceptable. The true human cost of doing nothing is evident. I have had the privilege of meeting the mother of Ella Roberta Adoo){kind=link}
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Rishi Sunak is panicking – and he’s gone into overdrive. Literally.
In the wake of recent humiliating by-election defeats, the Prime Minister is initiating a self-serving, populist, so-called ‘pro-motorist’ agenda to mask the cracks forming in his own dying Government.
Desperate Sunak is clearly trying to trap Labour – and I implore them not to fall in.
The one seat the Conservatives narrowly held onto is Uxbridge & South Ruislip, having tried to manipulate the campaign to focus on London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and spread distrust of the policy.