Is it football . Who knows . Well, well stay tuned. Well, well stay tuned. Shove hapenny. Shove hapenny. Thats the one giving it away. Thats it. Thats it. Thats it. Alex burkill. Hes got the Weather Forecast. Its going to be hot. Good morning. Once any low cloud and fog clears away, theyll again be plenty of hot sunshine around with perhaps temperatures a touch higher than yesterday. Ill have more later. Okay. Okay. Cameras from okay. Okay. Cameras from london to birmingham, glasgow, bristol and oxford. Clean air zones are sweeping across the country. Country. And the mayor of london, sadiq khans decision to extend the ulez scheme to outer london boroughs has fiercely divided opinion. But if you opposed a clean air scheme, how far would you go to show your objection . Well, this is an exclusive interview coming up. Gb news has spoken to a member of this group that called themselves blade runner vigilantes. They are breaking the law because what they do is they vandalise ulez cameras around london in ray addison with the report out. This is what one man can do to the ulez in less than half a day. Some call them vigilantes, others criminals. They call themselves the ulez blade runners around 100 activists, all using any means necessary to disable cameras, taking the fight against the london mayors clean air policy to the streets. Lee is part of a small group of saboteurs who go out most weeks speaking exclusively on camera to gb news, he says sadiq khan is targeting the citys most vulnerable to charge the poorest of people to drive around is unacceptable. Unacceptable. Sadiq khan talks about the fact that nine out of ten of cars are compliant. If nine if nine cars out of ten are compliant, who are the 1 in 10 . The 1 in 10 are the poorest people , the ones who cant people, the ones who cant afford a compliant car , so afford a compliant car, so theyre the ones youre charging. So therefore its a tax on the poor. Its that simple. But the mayor of london disputes that claim. The decision to expand on the ultra emission zone to all ultra low emission zone to all of london was a difficult one. It wasnt an one, but it wasnt an easy one, but i think its vital decision and its the right one. Let me tell you we now know the you why. We now know the evidence in relation to the consequences of air pollution. Consequences of air pollution. It leads to around 4000 premature deaths a year , at premature deaths a year, at least two children having stunted lungs forever , older stunted lungs forever, older adults a whole host of adults with a whole host of Health Issues from to Health Issues from asthma to cancer dementia to heart cancer to dementia to heart disease. We also now know that one of the most effective ways to reduce air pollution is with us. How do we know that in Central London weve seen a reduction of around 50 of toxicity of nitrogen dioxide . Also a third fewer children being admitted to hospital with air pollution related illnesses. The blade runners are supported by an Online Community that maps the location of londons almost 2700 ulez cameras. The red londons almost 2700 ulez cameras. The red pins show working units and the black ones have been disabled. Have been disabled. I will normally go around on the groups to see posts or pictures of people that have put up with cameras, particularly the new ones. If theyve just been put up near to where i live. And then yeah, ill literally make a note of that, jot that down and then ill arrange a date as to when i will go out and ill deal with that camera on that specific evening i according to the met crimes relating to ulez, cameras rocketed. By 77 in august, lee rocketed. By 77 in august, lee says hes personally disabled more than 60 cameras in the last year. More than 60 cameras in the last year. Hes more than 60 cameras in the last year. Hes developed his own technique, which bypasses tfls security measures in a matter of seconds. Gb news security measures in a matter of seconds. Gb news has security measures in a matter of seconds. Gb news has decided not seconds. Gb news has decided not to show footage of the way the cameras might be disabled to avoid the risk of copycats, its important to stress , of course, important to stress, of course, that what youre doing is illegal. Well, do you consider yourself to be a criminal . Im not. Im not a criminal in any in any way, shape or form. Im you know, im just literally me. Im doing what i believe is right. And ill stand by that. And ill sit on that hill until the time comes when im not no longer allowed to. Although tfl says the ulez expansion will Bring Health Benefits to a further 5 Million People living in greater london, lee questions that justification , saying this has nothing to do with air pollution. You know, weve seen videos, theres Video Evidence of People Living in houses with black mould, mushrooms growing off the wall. So this notion that 4000 deaths a year from car pollution is utter nonsense. Other groups would strongly disagree. Leo murray is director of innovation at possible the Climate Action group. Basically, about half of the air pollution, the stuff thats in the air that is dangerous to human health in out in the environment, not inside our homes, is about half of that comes from motor traffic. So you know, this is not in dispute. This is extremely well understood science. Meanwhile, lee is adamant that the blade runners will not stop their sabotage. Theres enough of us, myself included, where were not going to give up. Were not going to give up until either all them cameras are gone or and steep khan or the next mayor turns around and scraps us. Scraps the idea completely. A transport for london spokesperson said the ulez is vital in tackling the triple challenges of air pollution , the challenges of air pollution, the Climate Emergency and congestion and vandalism on our network is unacceptable and all incidents are reported to the police for investigation. Arson, criminal investigation. Arson, criminal damage to ulez cameras puts the perpetrators at risk of prosecution and life changing injuries while simultaneously risking the safety of the public. Risking the safety of the pubuc. The risking the safety of the public. The ulez is not about making money and annual net revenue from ulez will fall below zero by 20 2627 as compliance increases. Ray compliance increases. Ray addison gb news. Okay , well, joining us now in okay, well, joining us now in the studio are oliver lawrence. Oliver is host of protect and serve podcast. Hes oliver is host of protect and serve podcast. Hes a former Police Officer and the head of blade runners there. He said were not going away. Were not going away. No, theyre not. The metropolitan police are actively investigating these vigilantes. None of us can sit here and condone support, acts of criminality. Ulez clearly is demonstrating its resistance amongst members of the public in london. Its costing people an awful lot of money. Theres clearly a significant effort being by these individuals being made by these individuals to its to cause disruption, but its not something that we should be encouraging or but they have a sort of robin hood image, dont they . Very much so. You know that. So a lot of people might be thinking, well, were openly condone it, but were not openly condone it, but good to you. A lot of good luck to you. A lot of people will be saying that, you know, there are ways that we can resolve issues. Resolve these issues. Either voting we its either voting when we come round to the next mayoral elections making and elections or its making and lobbying to our local politicians things politicians to say these things are inappropriate. You are inappropriate. But, you know, going around committing acts of whether be violence, acts of whether it be violence, whether, we saw with just whether, as we saw with Just Stop Oil, we didnt condone those actions as those sort of actions as throwing over throwing orange paint over buildings all that stuff was acts criminality. We cant acts of criminality. We cant encourage say encourage it. Weve got to say to are ways to people there are ways to manage and respond these manage and respond to these issues and taking the law into your hands is one of your own hands is not one of those. And the ramifications, your own hands is not one of those. Peoples ramifications, your own hands is not one of those. Peoples actionsations, your own hands is not one of those. Peoples actions could these peoples actions could be significant in terms of penalties criminal damage charges. Well, weve seen Police Powers hugely strengthened under this government, havent we, in response active behaviour response to the active behaviour of anti climate of many of the anti climate activists . So there are these activists . So there are these powers now that can have impact on these people that could see jail terms, for example . Jail terms, for example . Yeah, very much so. Theres a command commander being placed in charge of this to, to, to oversee the operation of trying to find these people responsible oversee the operation of trying to 1takingese people responsible oversee the operation of trying to 1takingese pe� theseesponsible oversee the operation of trying to 1takingese pe� these cameras. 3 for taking down these cameras. And i say, could be and as i say, they could be charged with number of charged with a number of different offences going equipped commit thefts. Equipped to commit thefts. Theres theres equipped to commit thefts. Tivery; theres equipped to commit thefts. Tivery; different theres equipped to commit thefts. Tivery; different scenarios. Eres a very of different scenarios. These could be facing. A very of different scenarios. Thesi could be facing. A very of different scenarios. Thesi would could be facing. A very of different scenarios. Thesi would suggest e facing. A very of different scenarios. Thesi would suggest a facing. A very of different scenarios. Thesi would suggest a strong and i would suggest a strong message will sent when one of message will be sent when one of them to be in them is found to be in possession of one of these utility because utility cameras, because obviously the modus operandi is fairly london, fairly consistent across london, either removing either cutting wires, removing cameras completely or obstructing they disrupt the yeah. So they disrupt the cameras. The cameras go up again. Very quickly, again. Very, very quickly, though , it really have any though, does it really have any impact . I dont think so. Its a nuisance factor. Yeah. Tfl are obviously coming up new strategies coming up with new strategies to defend the equipment. Bigger boxes wires, boxes, safeguarding wires, making cabling stronger. So making the cabling stronger. So you , sadiq khan is not you know, sadiq khan is not going to back down from this policy. Only that were policy. The only way that were to going this policy u turn to going have this policy u turn is bringing in another is by bringing in another mayoral whether be mayoral candidate, whether it be conservative, liberal democrat or coming or otherwise, someone coming in and the which and reversing the policy, which i in the short to long i cant see in the short to long term. Anything happening. The democratic so through the democratic process. The majority are process. But if the majority are in favour, what you do . In favour, what can you do . I suppose the big impact of all of this as well on the taxpayer this as well is on the taxpayer because this is Police Resources. Also causing resources. Its also causing damage. There are damage. And then if there are criminal proceedings thats going through the courts as well, that be factor in well, that has to be a factor in all hugely. All of this hugely. You know, you look at how much pressure our police are under you know, the under already. You know, the commander this commander whos leading this has already this will a already said this will be a proportionate response to investigate these claims like every london. Every other crime across london. But you make the but again, as you make the point, you police point, isabel, you know, Police Resources stretched. Resources are already stretched. And we further and here we have further offences taking in london offences taking part in london where we have knife where we have a knife crime epidemic. Now police epidemic. Weve now got Police Officers find people officers trying to find people stealing just adds officers trying to find people stethelg just adds officers trying to find people stethe pressures just adds officers trying to find people stethe pressures of just adds officers trying to find people stethe pressures of policing dds to the pressures of policing across london. To the pressures of policing across what n. To the pressures of policing across what where do you reckon so what where do you reckon the police are dealing with this . Think they will be this . Do you think they will be there will be surveillance involved this and that there involved in this and that there will operations involved in this and that there wilyeah. Operations involved in this and that there wilyeah. How operations involved in this and that there wilyeah. How will operations involved in this and that there wilyeah. How will they ations involved in this and that there wilyeah. How will they be . 1s involved in this and that there wilyeah. How will they be . Will or. Yeah. How will they be . Will they be staking out cameras . Or. Yeah. How will they be . Will the therell therell be a number of strategies, you know, cctv evidence is always the strongest form of investigation form of any investigation inquiry following path inquiry following someones path. Where did they come from . Where they go . Trying where did they go . Trying to identify vehicles and registration so we registration plates. So that we can pin people to home can pin people back to home addresses. Be a addresses. So therell be a number different tactics number of different tactics employed can employed to see if we can identify these individuals as but these blade but obviously, these these blade runners trying to do this runners are trying to do this under the cover of darkness. But equally, doing it open equally, theyre doing it open in of licenced premises. In front of licenced premises. A lot people have been filming lot of people have been filming these so these activities going on. So theres a high degree of confidence individuals theres a high degree of confidencwont individuals theres a high degree of confidencwont get individuals theres a high degree of confidencwont get caught. Ials that they wont get caught. Is this a you know, a new and is this a you know, a new thing really . Are the metropolitan police to metropolitan police used to these vigilante these kinds of vigilante activists . I mean, i as a reporter covered vigilante incidents surrounding and members of the public gathering together and finding the address of. And that was a huge problem. Of. And that was a huge problem. But for this kind of sort of civil disobedience, this is this a new thing. So we often look at community policing. We on what the public we rely on what the public tell intelligence tell Us Intelligence led policing models rely the policing models rely on the pubuc policing models rely on the public to the public to provide the information. I one could public to provide the inform will|. I one could public to provide the inform will the one could public to provide the inform will the public1e could public to provide the inform will the public be ould argue, will the public be forthcoming identifying forthcoming in identifying these individuals . On individuals . Probably not on this the are this occasion. So the police are going rely on their own going to rely on their own skills, tactics and capabilities to individuals to identify these individuals within our communities committing these offences. Okay, oliver, thank you much. Appreciate it. Thats the war appreciate it. Thats the war against runners and against the blade runners and the blade runners. War against the blade runners. War against the cameras. Once again, we the ulez cameras. Once again, we just stress that gb news does not own or encourage illegal behaviour. Now were talking about concrete in schools and possibly now in hospitals as well. This crisis crumbling on, if you pardon the pun, nhs england reportedly has written to trusts telling them to bolster their emergency plans if the concrete in question is present in hospitals following the new government guidance to schools. Government guidance to schools. Conservative councillor for epping and thaden, thats Holly Whitbread joins us now with her view on all of this. Tell us more, holly. Whats whats what where are you seeing this . Good morning. So im from good morning. So im from Epping Forest in essex and in essex weve had 55 schools affected by the situation. So in my local community, just down the road from me, weve got a local Primary School with a not returning until monday with some children having to go to different schools and another secondary school as well , where secondary school as well, where theres going to be a staggered return. So obviously theres return. So obviously theres been a lot of concern about this in the local community. And actually after after the summer holidays, its been a lot of disruption from parents, from from child care to school meals. So im seeing the impact here on the ground in Epping Forest in essex. And i know the county council have been working really hard Academy Trust hard alongside the Academy Trust and department of education and the department of education to make sure theres as little disruption to children as possible. Yeah, its interesting is that a third almost of the cases that have been found in in essex, i wonder why that is and do think questions need to do you think questions need to be asked of that . You know, of the authorities there education secretary there as the education secretary has you know, has said this week, you know, its not technically her responsibility, although she is now flack now taking a lot of the flack for it. For it. Well , of the 55, i for it. Well, of the 55, i think are around a third of those are Essex County Council schools. But Essex County Council have been really pro