Responding to Mayor Boris Johnson's publication of his draft air quality strategy London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford a long time campaigner for cleaner air in the capital said:
"We have a health emergency in the capital with thousands of avoidable deaths annually. Decisive measures are needed to slash the dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide and airborne particles in central London and around Heathrow."
"But Mayor Johnson is still failing to take bold action. His suggestions include washing the streets planting trees and banning the running of engines when stationary. This is fiddling while Londoners die: he has no proposals to target pollution hotspots and has even delayed measures to tackle dirty vans."
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes a fair chance for every child a fair economy and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq immigration and climate change Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night building on his position after the first debate.
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.