Sadiq Khan could be voted out as mayor of London amid backlash over his controversial plans to expand the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez), Labour insiders have warned.
Party sources believe that Mr Khan, who was expected to win the Labour stronghold capital next May, could get ‘squeezed’ out by voters angered by the Ulez fee.
The mayor’s popularity has declined amid the planned expansion which would see drivers in all of Greater London pay a £12.50 daily fee if their vehicles do not meet the required emissions standards.
A Labour source told The Sun on Sunday that ‘people are furious with Sadiq’ and given his unfavorability he may do the ‘unthinkable and lose Labour’s backyard of London’.
Insiders have suggested the Ulez row could see voters turn their support to the Tories or ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is understood to be considering a bid for mayor.
