A city Lord Mayor has been forced to buy an eco-friendly car in a row about his new official vehicle.
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13th October 2004
Oxford council voted Bryan Keen should get a £22,000 BMW 5-Series, as the MINI plant is nearby. But the Green Party's Craig Simmons used special environmental rules to force Keen to get a Toyota Prius. "If the Mayor doesn't do the right thing, why should ordinary people?" he said.