PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers
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ishi Sunak has accused Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer of “clobbering” drivers via the growth of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez).
The Prime Minister mentioned the Conservatives are “not the party that is putting in levies”.
The Labour Party claimed the Government has “hammered motorists”.
Labour’s Mayor of London Sadiq Khan prolonged the Ulez to cowl the entire of the capital on August 29.
They (Labour) do not have the suitable priorities
Drivers who enter the realm in autos that don’t meet minimal emissions requirements are required to pay a £12.50 day by day payment.
In the weeks earlier than the growth, Sir Keir referred to as on Mr Khan to “reflect” rigorously on the coverage, and mentioned cities throughout the UK ought to have a look at different choices for tackling air air pollution as an alternative of schemes just like Ulez.
Asked on his journey to India about insurance policies affecting motorists, Mr Sunak instructed reporters: “It’s Sadiq Khan and the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer who are clobbering your readers and everyone else with Ulez.
“Clearly (it) is not right – at a time when people have challenges with the cost of living – to be saying to them, ‘you have got to pay £12.50 every time you pick up your kids from school or you do your weekly shop or see your GP’.
“That’s clearly not right and demonstrates that they don’t have the right priorities.
“For our part, I as the (then) chancellor, we as the Government, not only (did) we freeze fuel duty and have frozen it for many, many years, I cut it by pretty much the largest amount ever, saving drivers about £100 this year.
“On top of that, the work that we’ve done with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to put in place a pump watch scheme … is going to put better price transparency around what’s happening at petrol forecourts.”
In August, the CMA mentioned it had set out the “technical standards” for a voluntary system enabling retailers to publish dwell gasoline costs.
The Conservatives have hammered motorists and stood idly by whereas petrol costs soared, automobile insurance coverage rocketed and fewer potholes get mounted
Asda is the one massive retailer to start publishing its pump costs on-line.
In July, the Government pledged handy new powers to a public organisation to carefully monitor gasoline costs and alert ministers if intervention is required.
The Prime Minister mentioned the deliberate ban on the sale of recent petrol and diesel vehicles within the UK by 2030 “remains Government policy”.
He added that “in the here and now what people care about is how much they’re paying” for gasoline.
A Labour Party spokesman mentioned: “The Conservatives have hammered motorists and stood idly by while petrol prices soared, car insurance rocketed and fewer potholes get fixed.
“Now, Rishi Sunak is hoping the public forget that clean air zones are his own Government’s policy and that it was a Tory mayor who created Ulez.
“He’s out of touch and is trying to take people for fools.
“Labour’s plans will lower bills, tackle the cost of living crisis and put money back in people’s pockets.”