Council leaders call on government to strengthen air quality plan after budget disappointment

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UK100 group of cities urge Environment Secretary to deliver national framework to drive air quality improvements

Council leaders from across the UK have this week called on the government to deliver a national framework for tackling air pollution, after the Budget failed to deliver the measures they had hoped to...

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