It is three minutes after 10 and the phone lines are open.

Remember, the Mayor of London is contractually obliged to answer whatever question,

whatever question you ring in with.

034-60-90-973 is the number you need.

And I can tell you that there are currently a couple of phone lines free,

so don't hang about and make sure you grab one if you want one. We can cover

anything at all. And before we get into, I think probably the most obvious issue of the moment,

we should probably just catch up on how ULES is going, because there was a period during the last

few months when it felt like the biggest story in town.

Well, the good news is, good morning, James, good morning to your listeners.

The good news is one month on, there was a report prepared by Transport for London,

and it's fantastic to see the progress we've made.

So when I first announced this policy back in February 2017,

39% of vehicles seen driving on an average day were compliant, so I don't pay any ULES, which meant actually quite a lot of vehicles were non-compliant.

Polluting would have to pay the ULays.

Last May, May 2020, that figure had gone up to 85%.

And the great use is one month on.

95% of vehicles seen driving across London, including outer London,

are compliant. They don't pay a penny to drive the vehicle that they drive, but they are seeing

the benefits of cleaner air. And there's been a 97% reduction in sort of coverage in the media

and on social media. I saw that. Do you think it's dead as a political issue? Do you think it's an issue in the mayoral election? Well, I think cleaner should be an issue because if you want cleaner, you'll support my policies and you'll vote for me if you want Toxicay. You'll vote for the Tory candidate who wants to get rid of all the ulyzers, get rid of all the congestion charges

and get rid of all those things which have led to cleaner in our city.

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