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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Simon Calder

Transport secretary Mark Harper attacks Oxford traffic plans as he doubles down on ‘15-minute cities’ claim

Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The transport secretary has doubled down on his claim that local councils want to “decide how often you go to the shops”.

At the Conservative Party Conference, Mark Harper said he was “calling time on the misuse of so-called 15-minute cities”.

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