Sadiq Khan accused of trying to ‘squash’ scientific ‘dissent’ over Ulez

Sadiq Khan accused of trying to ‘squash’ scientific ‘dissent’ over Ulez

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ondon mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of attempting to “squash dissent”, after his deputy asked a City Hall-funded expert to counter science that questioned the benefits of a charge on polluting vehicles.

Shirley Rodrigues asked an academic, who was in receipt of funding from Mr Khan’s office, on two occasions to counter research and reporting about the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in the capital.