£100m spent on never-implemented clean air zone ‘not gone down the tubes’

Plans to charge some motorists a daily fee to drive in Greater Manchester were put on hold in spring 2022 following a huge backlash, and in late 2023 the mayor unveiled his new ‘investment-led approach’.

It was approved by the government last month, and sees leaders try to clean the air by getting more people on public transport and driving less.

However, the total cost of the project has now been revealed as £104.5m, which…