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'We won't stop' Blade Runner activist chopping Ulez cameras down
breaks silence

'We are going to take down every single one no matter what,' he said.

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<p>The Ulez cameras appeared to be covered up in protest</p>

The Ulez cameras appeared to be covered up in protest

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masked man who has claimed to have ripped down the Mayor of London's
Ulez cameras has said his group will not stop until they have all
been destroyed.

Drivers will be asked to pay PS12.50-a-day to travel in Greater London
from August 29, if their vehicle doesn't meet certain environmental
standards causing some activists to take matters into their own
hands.

The balaclava-clad vandal, a father in his mid-40s, said he was part
of a group called Blade Runners and told MailOnline he dismantled 34
himself.

"We are going to take down every single one no matter what," he told
MailOnline.

"In terms of damage it's way more than what [Sadiq Khan and Transport
for London] have stated. It's at least a couple of hundred.

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"Snipping, damaging with hammers, painting, disabling on a circuit
level and removing. They are unbolted and they are snipped.

"The tools they use to install them are the ones we use to remove it.
We don't want this. It's a way to try to... restrict our movements.

"F*** them. It will not happen because we haven't done anything to
deserve it."

The Met said it does not believe it has investigated damage to Ulez
cameras.

A spokesperson told LBC: "Obviously there's potential for the
potential offences to be investigated as, for instance, criminal
damage or theft."

The Mayor's office said it has recorded 43 cases of vandalism or
theft of Ulez cameras to March 21.

A spokesperson for Mr Khan said: "It is deeply disappointing to see
opposition to a policy being used as an excuse for criminal damage.

"This petty vandalism of London's essential transport infrastructure
is completely unacceptable."

They added: "People are of course entitled to show their opposition
to policies peacefully and lawfully. But causing criminal damage is
never acceptable."

It came after Sutton Council urged its residents to sign a petition
calling on the mayor to "think again" about widening the ultra-low
emission zone on August 29.

Dozens of anti-Ulez protesters attended a council meeting on Monday
leading to rowdy scenes as some Ulez supporters were shouted down.

It came as the borough's two Tory MPs, Minister for London Paul
Scully and Elliot Colburn, revealed they were "exploring" whether the
Government had the power to block the mayor's plans.

This is despite Transport Secretary Mark Harper telling Parliament
last week that Mr Khan was legally entitled to install Ulez
enforcement cameras and warning signs in the outer boroughs,
regardless of local opposition.

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