Tories Pledge to ‘Reverse’ Outer London ULEZ and Block Wales-Style 20MPH Limits

As part of their general election campaign, Mark Harper and Rishi Sunak have accused Labour of having launched a ‘war on drivers’.

Anti-ULEZ campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London, on July 28, 2023. James Manning/PA Wire

Roads chiefs will block blanket 20mph zones and scrap outer London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) if the Conservatives are re-elected.

Top Tories would table a “Backing Drivers Bill,” which they say would “protect drivers from the draconian policies of local Labour politicians,” the party said in a statement.