This is LBC from Global.

Leading Britain's conversation, speak to Sadiq.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, takes your calls.

Three minutes after ten is the time, and you are listening to Sadiq Khan on LBC,

although you may have detected that this is not his dulcet tones.

I am James O'Brien, a mere vessel for the course of the first part of the program today,

after which we'll get stuck into some of the stories that most concern me.

But if you have a question that you would like to put to the Mayor of London,

then the number you need, as always always is 03456060973 um shall we begin with the just in case no one rings in to ask about

this end of the road for covid cycle lane chaos hundreds of controversial road schemes brought in during the pandemic could be scrapped

following a landmark High Court ruling yesterday.

A judge ruled that London Mayor Sadiq Khan's guidance to town halls on setting up the measures

was unlawful and irrational and ordered it to be quashed.

Good morning.

Let me do with the general, then specific.

So in general,

just to remind your listeners that one of the things that we've seen around the world is

many parts of the world, people are now using cars more, which has led to one health crisis,

the COVID health crisis has been replaced by another poor air quality because of people

driving cars in London.

We have got narrow roads, and so we want to reduce people jumping in their cars,

and so we're encouraging more and more Londoners to walk cycle and use public transport outside of rush hour in particular.

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