Nigel Farage lays naked regulation Tories might use to dam Sadiq Khan ULEZ growth
Mark Harper might block Sadiq Khan from increasing the London ultra-low emissions zone, Nigel Farage has revealed.
On his GB News present this night, Mr Farage learn article 143 from the Greater London Authority Act 1999, which says in black and white: “The Secretary of State can override the Mayor of London on transport policy, if the Secretary considers that the strategy – or any part of it – is inconsistent with national policies, and detrimental to any area outside Greater London.”
Mr Farage mentioned the transfer could be a no brainer for the Tories, particularly given Labour has a handful of seats on the outskirts of the capital that might be hit by Sadiq Khan’s growth.
On the second level of the laws, he mentioned it has already been “absolutely confirmed” that ULEZ will damage areas outdoors London.
“There are so many people with businesses in counties surrounding London that will be adversely affected by the ULEZ extension”.
The crux of the issue, Mr Farage defined, is the primary level made by article 143 – “what is our transport policy?”
“But if the Government is now saying it’s against this ULEZ extension and against it happening in other cities, I can’t see what the problem is.
“I think politically, it’s a no brainer for the Conservatives to delay the introduction of ULEZ and to push it out beyond the mayoral elections next may”.
GB News political editor downplayed hopes of a Government intervention on the matter, nonetheless, saying sources near the Transport Secretary instructed him they weren’t going to take up the problem of blocking the growth legally.
Christopher Hope mentioned whereas the laws is there within the 1999 Bill, it’s a query of the way you outline it.
Mr Hope mentioned Mark Harper had taken authorized recommendation on the query, however had been instructed they’ll’t use the laws to cease Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ growth.
However it was claimed Transport Secretary Mark Harper might overrule the authorized recommendation on a price for cash grounds and order his officers to say, resulting in a court docket problem.
Nigel Farage blasted the excuse that authorized recommendation prevents Mr Harper from intervening, asking: “What about entrepreneurship? What about leadership? What about caring for the poorer in society?”
He requested: “Shouldn’t Mark Harper be bolder?”
Chris Hope advised the Tories will not be intervening for political causes, hoping the extension will anger voters forward of subsequent 12 months’s mayoral elections and giving Tory candidate Susan Hall a dividing line in opposition to Sadiq Khan.
Mr Khan’s ULEZ growth is predicted on August 29.