Mayor is wasting two vital years in tackling pollution in London - Mike Tuffrey
October 5, 2009 12:00 AM
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Mike Tuffrey, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Mayor's decision to implement the third phase of London's low emission zone from 2012 said:
"With 3,000 people dying prematurely due to London's poor air quality there are three thousand reasons why the Mayor was wrong to delay the third phase of London's Low Emission Zone."
"The Mayor should not be claiming credit for something that should have never been cancelled in the first place. Due to the Mayor procrastinating we will now waste two vital years to improve London's air quality in the run up to the Olympics."
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Notes to editors:
1. On the 2nd February 2009 the Mayor announced that the long expected implementation of the third phase of the London Low Emission Zone would not go ahead from October 2010.
http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=20757
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