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NEW London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped a high court challenge against a £200million water plant near Beckton.

The incoming Mayor cut a deal with Thames Water to remove the legal action filed by his predecessor in exchange for pledges to reduce the impact of its roadworks in the capital.

The challenge against the plant in Jenkins Lane in Barking was due to be heard in the High Court this week.
Ken Livingstone filed the action last year, describing the Government’s approval of the plant in July as “a step backwards in the battle against climate change”.

But the new man has taken a different view, arguing the drought-busting plant will provide 140million litres of drinking water a day for the ballooning London population by taking water from the north bank of the Thames.