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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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'An alternative needs to be explored': Boris Johnson calls for Clean Air Zone rethink

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Boris Johnson says he wants to see plans for Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone put on hold to avoid 'stuffing up businesses'.

During a visit to Middleton this afternoon (February 3), the Prime Minister told the Manchester Evening News an announcement on the contentious charging scheme's future would be made by government 'very soon'.

It comes on a day which has seen hundreds of taxi drivers protest against the proposals, while mayor Andy Burnham has urged the government to 'take the politics out' of the situation and work together on a solution. READ MORE: Under-fire Andy Burnham vows to END Clean Air Zone 'the minute it can be' While saying he did not 'want to preempt' any decision the government makes about the Clean Air Zone, which in its current guise would see the most polluting vehicles pay £60 a day, Mr Johnson admitted the plans must be reconsidered.

He said: "They're good in the sense that you need ways of reducing emissions, but if you're going to do something like a Clean Air Zone, you've got to time it right. "You can't put it in, in a way that is going to crush business - particularly small business - making it impossible for people to use their vans, for white vans to be able to get into the town or city centre.

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