Local Conservatives made this a ‘referendum on Ulez’, and it’s proving to be an issue as toxic and divisive as Brexit, writes HenryRiley1 from Uxbridge
Here at the count, Labour activists – including frontbencher Steve Reed – arrived with beaming smiles, buzzing with excitement – but shortly before 2am that all fizzled out.
Labour was clearly hurt by Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone policy and the imminent expansion of the scheme from the 29th of August. The shock result defied the expectations of pollsters, Labour activists – and even the new MP Steve Tuckwell who admitted to LBC that he did not expect to win when he arrived at ‘the count’.
A majority of 495 for the Conservatives does not even tell the full story. If you add up other anti-Ulez candidates, from Independents to Piers Corbyn, to the Reclaim Party and others – it is an undeniable warning shot to Sadiq Khan ahead of next year's Mayoral election.
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