Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is going through off in opposition to Leonardo DiCaprio in a row over London mayor Sadiq Khan’s determination to focus on motorists by increasing the London Extremely-low emission zone (Ulez).

In a letter to the Telegraph, the previous Prime Minister and a gaggle of Conservative MPs criticised a “smash and seize raid on drivers” by the London mayor following his determination to increase a low-emission zone throughout all of Higher London. This may imply 1000’s of drivers must pay £12.50 a day as a result of their automobiles don’t meet minimal air pollution requirements.

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The intervention pits Boris Johnson in opposition to Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio who praised the London mayor on Twitter saying, “[It] will imply 5 million extra individuals respiration cleaner air, and can assist to construct a greater, greener, fairer London for everybody. That is the type of large-scale, determination motion we have to halve emissions this decade, , coupled with the implementation of nature-based options.”

Leonardo DiCaprio had earlier additionally praised London mayor Sadiq Khan in 2019 “for taking the lead on tackling air air pollution in London”, including, “Clear air is a human proper.”

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“The Ulez was by no means supposed to use to outer London. It is a smash and seize raid on drivers’ wallets that has nothing to do with air high quality and every little thing to do with Khan’s mismanagement of [Transport for London’s] funds. And it comes on the worst potential time for family earnings,” the MPs have, nevertheless, mentioned.