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An ambitious policy to clean up London's air is being blamed for a Labour party loss in the outer boroughs

Ali Griswold
Jul 24, 2023
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The Great Smog of 1952. Let’s not go back here. Photo by Daily Mirror Library/Mirrorpix via Getty Images.

In February 2003, then London mayor Ken Livingstone introduced a new charge of £5 per day on motorists entering central London. Two decades on, the congestion charge is an unqualified success. City transit regulator Transport for London (TfL) credits…

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