Today’s Solutions: October 21, 2026

Londoners are backing Sadiq Khan’s plans to crack down on air pollution in the capital, with more than 70 per cent of residents supporting plans to bring forward measures to restrict polluting vehicles in the city, according to the results of the Mayor’s air quality consultation. Some 15,000 people responded to the Mayor’s office air quality consultation this summer – the highest number of responses to a City Hall consultation ever. Nearly 80 per cent…

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