Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion ‘will add just 13 mins to average life expectancy’ despite aiming to improve air quality

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September 7, 2023

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SADIQ Khan’s hated ULEZ expansion will add just 13 minutes to the average life expectancy, it emerged today.

Research by the Mayor’s own team in collaboration with Transport for London has found the scheme’s impact will be “minor” and “negligible”.

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The ULEZ expansion will add just 13 minutes to the life expectancy of average Londoners in 2023, according to new research[/caption]

It’s predicted to only cause a 1.3% reduction in the average Londoner’s exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

And it would add just 13 minutes to the life expectancy of a Londoner in 2023, according to the Channel Four News Fact Check service.

A defiant Mr Khan insists the policy is critical to improving air quality.

A spokesperson for the Mayor said: “The science is clear – the impact of the ULEZ expansion will be transformative.

“It will benefit the thousands of Londoners with asthma who live in the outer boroughs and who are more vulnerable to the impacts of toxic air.”

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His scheme has triggered a crime wave, as masked crusaders — dubbed Blade Runners — have taken to stealing or defacing the spy cameras which are central to the charging scheme.

At least 450 of the network’s 1,762 cameras — around one in four — have so far been disabled, while the Met Police has recorded 500 Ulez camera crimes in the past five months.

Senior Tories have urged PM Rishi Sunak to “seize the moment” and lead the fight against Ulez and other crippling net zero environmental charges.

Voters oppose the anti-car measure coming to their area by almost two to one, while one in three say they would be less likely to back politicians who brought in the charge.