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Bill McLoughlin

Rishi Sunak ‘set to announce curbs on new 20mph zones’ at party conference

Rishi Sunak will announce new plans to block councils from introducing 20mph speed restrictions, reports have stated.

The Prime Minister is expected to announce his “plan for motorists” at the Conservative Party Conference on Monday which will limit the power of local authorities to impose new 20mph zones, restrict the number of hours a day that cars are banned from bus lanes, and scale back low-traffic neighbourhoods.

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