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Sunak claims ‘anti-motorist’ policies are against British values as Tories want to limit 20mph speed zones – UK politics live
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 08:59
PM preparing to curb English councils from introducing speed limits ahead of party conference
Good morning. The Conservative party conference starts on Sunday, and this is always a big moment when a governing party can reset, redefine itself and chart a new agenda for the next 12 months. But this time the pressure for a successful reboot is much more intense than usual, for three reasons.
First, it’s Rishi Sunak’s first party conference as leader. Second, the political model he has adopted over the first 12 months (steady “competence”, focusing on the five priorities) has totally failed (if success is judged by electoral performance, which unfortunately is the metric that matters most to MPs). And, third, with the election due in about a year, this is probably a last-chance conference. It’s all or nothing.
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