Rishi Sunak could limit 20mph zones to target driver vote

PM Rishi Sunak is set to unveil new policies at drivers in the upcoming Tory Party Conference in Manchester. 

The measures could include a possible ban on councils in England imposing 20mph speed limits on main roads. 

The Tories have started setting out their policy programme ahead of next year’s general election. 

But the car-friendly policies have angered campaigners. A spokeswoman for the charity Sustrans said: “Divisive grandstanding in this way, introducing a package of bizarre measures to indulge a loud minority, takes us away from sensible discussions about making sustainable transport work for everyone.”

She added: “Prioritising cars in this way serves no one – not pedestrians, not cyclists, not users of public transport. It doesn’t even benefit drivers, who will face more congestion.”