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They compared colleagues determined to push through anti-car measures to “a cult” and warned pricing schemes such as London’s Ulez could become “our poll tax”.
There is anger towards London Mayor Sadiq Khan, whose insistence on expanding an ultra-low emission zone has seen hundreds of cameras vandalised in the capital.
But senior figures fear the party is also getting the blame for road pricing schemes in the North and Midlands.
And there is despair over a decision by the Welsh Labour administration of First Minister Mark Drakeford to make 20mph the default speed limit.
One Welsh MP said: “The problem is that when people look at what Labour actually does in power they see Sadiq Khan and Mark Drakeford.”
The Sunday Express can reveal Transport for London, chaired by Mr Khan, has called for road pricing to be introduced nationwide – and offered to share its experience in the capital to make it a reality.
Ulez sees owners of some older cars, motorcycles and vans pay a £12.50 daily charge to use their vehicles. But vandals are believed to have targeted at least a quarter of all new cameras in outer London, with some 450 of the 1,762 in the newly expanded zone damaged or missing.
Similar schemes are also operating in other Labour-run areas, with Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle and Gateshead councils all operating clean air zones, that work in a similar way.
Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, a former minister, said: “The danger is the Tories succeed in turning this into our poll tax. “The leadership is clear we want to support people in this country, who are already paying high taxes.
Nobody is above that and Sadiq needs to understand he has to be in line with the party.”
But another Labour MP and former minister said the problem was wider in the party. They said: “Sadiq has not handled it well, but he has been encouraged by lots of silly people who feel that the anti-driver agenda is a vote winner.
“We’ve seen this in a number of council by-elections where we have been hammered as a result of this.” And one MP said in addition to costing Labour the Uxbridge by-election, the issue had cost support in Birmingham, Cambridge and Manchester.
They warned: “It’s a cult. Uxbridge should have been a wake-up call but they won’t listen.” A Sunday Express poll by WeThink revealed deep scepticism about road-pricing schemes, with 55 percent of voters believing they are designed at least partly to make money from motorists.
The survey found 37 percent believe road pricing is designed to fight climate change and 32 percent believe it is to reduce illness from air pollution.
TFL has admitted the Ulez expansion is expected to rake in £200million in its first year. A survey by Redfield & Wilton Strategies found 47 percent of people outside London would oppose a scheme, with only 26 percent supporting the idea.
But TFL has suggested that charges could be introduced nationwide. In a submission to the Commons Transport Committee it said: “National road pricing could accelerate a mode shift to achieve zero-carbon targets.”
Transport for the North, a Labour-dominated body, has suggested every motorist should be given “a small, free ‘car miles budget’, with additional miles on top of that charged for”.
But a spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “Sadiq has been crystal clear – pay per mile is not on the table. “The Mayor has been clear that the decision to expand Ulez London-wide was not an easy one, but necessary to tackle toxic air pollution and the climate crisis.”
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India Pakistan Ceasefire Live Updates: PM Narendra Modi To Address Country At 8 PM

India Pakistan Ceasefire LIVE Updates: All military bases and systems continue to remain fully operational and are ready to undertake any mission if the need arises, India said on Monday.
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The Indian Armed Forces released satellite images showing damage from Operation Sindoor targeting terror sites in Pakistan and PoK. India conducted 24 missile strikes in response to a terror attack, hitting significant targets and killing 100 terrorists.
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The Indian Armed Forces have shared satellite images that reveal visual evidence of the destruction caused by Operation Sindoor at terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The visuals show before-and-after comparisons of two prominent targets: Muridke and Bhawalpur, as well as India’s retaliatory strikes on Pakistan’s air defence radars and airfields.
India’s calibrated military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack targeted terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) – which were home to operational centres for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen. In an overnight attack last week, the Indian Armed Forces carried out the missile strikes on nine terrorist facilities – four in Pakistan (Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya), and five in PoK (Sawai Nala, Muzaffarabad, Syedna Bilal, Muzaffarabad, Gulpur, Kotli, Barnala, Bhimber, and Abbas, Kotli), they said.

Murdike, a major commercial hub, is home to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is known as the “terror nursery” of Pakistan. LeT’s headquarters is reportedly spread over approximately 200 acres and houses a terror training camp and other infrastructure.
The Hafiz Saeed-led terror outfit is believed to be behind the April 22 attack in Baisaran near Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed.
Before and after pictures of Operation Sindoor in Muridke – Point 1 and 2


Before and after pictures of Operation Sindoor in Muridke – Point 3 and 4


India’s strikes also targeted Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab – which serves as the base of the Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The Masood Azhar-led terror outfit is the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008.
Here are before and after pictures of Operation Sindoor in Bahawalpur:





Operation Sindoor on Pakistan’s airfields
After India launched precision cruise missile strikes at terror infrastructure to avenge the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan escalated the situation by attacking civilian areas in India with drones. In response, India hit selected military targets deep inside Pakistani territory such as radar installations, command and control centres, and ammunition depots in Rafiqui, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Sialkot among others.
According to the Indian military, the country’s actions on the nights of May and 10 were the first instance of a country damaging air force camps of a nuclear country.
“Within three hours, 11 bases were attacked, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skaru, Bholari, and Jacobabad,” Air Marshal AK Bharti said at a press conference on Monday.
“It was time to convey some message to the adversary… hit where it would hurt. India’s retaliation though was precise, and measured. We have the ability to target every system in the air bases, but we showed restraint to avoid escalation,” he added.
Before and after pics of the airfields post Operation Sindoor:
Pasrur Air Defence Radar

Chunian Air Defence Radar

Arifwala Air Defence Radar

Sargodha Airfield

Rahim Yar Khan Airfield

Chaklala Airfield (Nur Khan)

Sukkur Airfield

Bholari Airfield

Jacobabad Airfield

India-Pakistan tensions
India last week carried out 24 missile strikes in 25 minutes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, killing 100 terrorists. According to the government, it went for the “snake’s head and not foot soldiers” this time, demonstrating its new approach to killing terrorists within Pakistan.
Tensions between the two countries heightened after India’s Operation Sindoor. Since then, India repulsed multiple waves of drone and missile attacks by Pakistan targeting Indian military installations in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Punjab. On Saturday, multiple explosions were reported across multiple Pakistani air bases and were also heard in Srinagar. By evening, Pakistan called for a ceasefire, but ended up violating it within hours.
Sunday night was the “first calm” night along the Line of Control (LoC) in recent days, the Indian Army said.
“The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border. No incidents have been reported, marking the first calm night in recent days,” army sources told NDTV.
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Drunk Man Beats Son, 6, To Death For Not Giving Him Water In Gurugram, Arrested: Cops

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In a shocking incident, an inebriated man beat his six-year-old son to death for refusing to give him water at a colony in Gurugram, police said on Sunday.
Police arrested Suman Kumar Singh, a native of Muzaffarnagar district in Bihar, from the Shakti Nagar area on Saturday, they added.
On May 6, police received information from the civil hospital that a child named Satyam was admitted to the facility in an injured condition.
The boy was referred to PGIMS Rohtak as his condition worsened, where he died during treatment, police said. On May 7, the child’s mother lodged a complaint at the Sector 10 police station after which police registered an FIR.
Singh, who was arrested following a probe on Saturday, has been sent to judicial custody, police said.
“During interrogation, the accused, who worked as a labourer, said as he did not get any work on May 6, he returned home and started drinking.
“When he asked his son to give him water, Satyam refused. He then slapped Satyam who threatened to complain to his mother. In a fit of rage, Singh banged Satyam’s head against the wall multiple times, leaving him critically injured. The child later died during treatment,” a spokesperson for Gurugram Police said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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