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Plans to cut the huge death toll from toxic air will be published as early as Friday, after the Government gave up the fight to suppress them.

Ministers threw in the towel after losing a court battle to keep the proposals under wraps during the election campaign, claiming they would breach “purdah” rules.

The decision not to appeal threatens to force the Conservatives to put forward unpopular moves to target motorists before polling day – something the party was desperate to avoid.

Many of the estimated 40,000 premature deaths every year in Britain from toxic air are caused by illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide, largely blamed on emissions from diesel cars.

The new air quality plan – which Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has insisted is “ready to go” – is expected to force drivers of older diesel cars to pay a fee to enter city centres.

Such a crackdown is already planned in London from 2020, but other big cities are now likely to be forced to follow suit.

Moreover, the new charges will be based on actual emissions, rather than laboratory tests, to reflect “new evidence” following the Volkswagen scandal.

Expect your big gas guzzling diesel monstrosity banned from all major cities

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7713201.html