Rishi Sunak has been blocked from overruling the 'nightmare' Ulez expansion after seeking legal advice over a potential loophole.
Picture: AlamyRishi Sunak has been blocked from overruling the "nightmare" Ulez expansion after seeking legal advice over a potential loophole.Cabinet ministers have considered using a little-known legal power that would allow them to reject Mayor of LondonBut government lawyers concluded that the move would fail if challenged, Whitehall insiders told the Telegraph.
The move has outraged many Londoners who have urged the mayor to rethink his plans amid the cost of living crisis.Sadiq Khan accused of Orwellian attempts to squash dissent on ULEZ with taxpayer funded expertPolice hunt man in hard hat and high-vis over Ulez camera theft in crackdown on so-called Blade RunnersA Downing Street source told the publication: "We have and continue to look at options, but they are limited.
Former party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: "The Government should intervene and demand that before this can go ahead, there must be overriding evidence that this would make a major and significant difference to the environment. Tory MP Greg Smith said: "Ulez is about much more than London. It hits my constituents in Buckinghamshire badly, too, just as other counties around London, but we have no say.
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