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Despite the CCG’s apparent desire to do so, GMB Union cannot accept a return to the private fiasco of the Coperforma years

GMB Union has demanded a meeting with Portsmouth Council over pollution by vehicles under their control.

The union has called on Councillor Dave Ashmore, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, to meet and discuss emissions made by vans under council control which are left parked up for hours with engines running in the heart of the city.

Last year saw the introduction of the ‘Cough cough, turn it off’ initiative by the council, asking residents and visitors to turn off car engines.

Private companies awarded contracts worth £3.6bn last year alone - up 89% since 2015