Misleading Conservative ads claim Labour seeks 'national Ulez'published at 12:38 British Summer Time 28 June
By Alex Murray and Marco Silva
The Conservative Party has bought hundreds of social media adverts claiming a Labour government would “steamroll through” a national Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez).
But the Labour Party manifesto does not mention Ulez or any other traffic reduction schemes.
A spokesperson for Labour described the claims as “absolute nonsense” and told the BBC “the Conservatives were now reduced on a daily basis to making up Labour plans that do not exist”.
The ads, placed on Facebook and Instagram, show a succession of news headlines about fines and charges related to the Ulez expansion in London and Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone.
More than 870 different versions of these videos were created, asking the viewer whether this is something they would want in the areas targeted by the ads.
They then go on to suggest that, were Labour to win next week’s election by a large majority, they could expand Ulez plans across the country without opposition.
The Conservative Party did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment.