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The Latest Breaking News on Double byelection defeat shines bright light on Tories’ plight

Double byelection defeat shines bright light on Tories’ plight

Rishi Sunak left with worst of all worlds as Tory base stays home and Labour and Reform UK rack up votes

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Starmer’s stonking by-election victory in Rutherglen shows Scotland is coming home to Labour

It’s unclear why the SNP decided to gift Labour such a perfect battleground ahead of their party conference and indeed the next general election. Keir Starmer will certainly make the most of it, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Labour politician says he ‘relishes’ battle to keep his City Hall job

Dr Onkar Sahota is facing a Ulez backlash in Labour’s most marginal London Assembly seat

Evening Standard

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Watering down the UK’s net zero strategy may backfire for Rishi Sunak

Just as ‘stop the boats’ campaign didn’t win the Tories support, their new ‘red wall’-targeting policy on carbon emissions may backfire

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan’s ally expected to face re-selection battle after losing votes

Dr Onkar Sahota is understood to be facing a backlash from some in his party over Ulez

Evening Standard

Sunak: No 10 is ‘fired up’ to deliver shock general election victory

The Prime Minister said he was confident his revamped team in Downing Street could overturn Labour’s big lead in the polls.

The Independent UK

Ulez reveals a systemic problem with how UK government works – or rather, doesn’t

Most people want cleaner air and a better NHS, but partisan politics gets in the way. To bridge the gap, we need citizens’ assemblies, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Sadiq Khan won’t say if Ulez could cost Labour general election

Under-pressure Labour mayor accuses Tory minister of ‘factual errors’ as he denies cash grab

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak told his bid to block Ulez expansion would fail

Ministers wanted to block the expansion under laws to oppose plans that are ‘inconsistent with national policies’

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Inner or outer? Support for Sadiq Khan depends on where you live in London

London leans Labour. Even in 2019, burdened by Brexit fatigue and the calamitous leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, the party secured 49 of the capital’s 73 seats. But when it comes to mayoral contests, it is very much a tale of two cities.

Evening Standard

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

The Labour mayor’s deputy called on an academic funded by City Hall to rebut studies that questioned Ulez effectiveness.

The Independent UK

Starmer clashes with Khan and ‘disappoints’ top donor by opposing Ulez

Labour leader tells cities there are ‘other ways’ of addressing air pollution

The Independent UK

Greenpeace defends protest at PM’s home as ‘proportionate response to a disastrous decision’ – as it happened

Amid criticism of its anti-oil protest at constituency manor, group says action would not have gone ahead if Sunak had been at home

The Guardian - UK

Uxbridge was not just an anti-green protest: it was the sour spirit of Brexit revived

This byelection should have been a Labour landslide – but local Tories’ freedom to choose their candidate changed all that, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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‘An excuse against Labour’: Uxbridge unconvinced Ulez led to Tory byelection win

Residents have mixed views and misgivings about policy but some say they voted Labour nonetheless

The Independent UK

Ulez zone map: Where is it expanding to in London?

Controversial Ulez zone set to expand at end of next month

The Guardian - UK

Europe burns while the Tories’ net zero plans are set to go up in smoke

Rishi Sunak needs to understand that investing in green initiatives is a lot cheaper than flying all his hedge fund manager mates to Mars

The Guardian - UK

Nature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ 20m members over UK climate policy

Organisations including RSPB, National Trust and RSPCA urge prime minister to honour green promises

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan wins Ulez legal fight but still faces battle to win over Labour critics

Mayor of London to ‘press ahead’ with expansion despite opposition from within his own party

The Guardian - UK

Khan says climate crisis more important than party politics after Ulez victory

London mayor to expand charging zone for drivers after high court win and rejects pressure from Labour leadership to think again

The Independent UK

Councils lose High Court challenge against expansion of Ulez in London

The boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon and Surrey County Council took legal action against mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan wins High Court Ulez battle clearing way for Greater London expansion

Court rejects bid from five Tory councils to have the proposed expansion – which will now go ahead on August 29 - ruled unlawful

The Independent UK

Labour pressures Sadiq Khan to delay Ulez expansion after Tory legal challenge fails

Decision comes a week after Labour’s defeat in Uxbridge by-election

Evening Standard

Inside Labour’s battle with its own green agenda

The Uxbridge by-election and the ongoing disputes over Ulez have shone a light on ideological struggles at the heart of the Opposition, says Anne McElvoy

The Week

Next London mayor: the odds, the polls, the candidates

The race to become the next mayor of London has become significantly closer after Labour’s shock by-election defeat in Uxbridge put incumbent Sadiq Khan’s flagship green policy in doubt.

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