The Tory leadership candidate has made a number of motoring pledges in a bid to gain support from the public
Rishi Sunak has announced he would ban new smart motorways from being created, clamp down on rogue parking fines, and review low traffic neighbourhoods to combat what he calls a “war on motorists”.
Mr Sunak said: “The UK is a passionate driving nation because driving provides freedom. We need to stop making life difficult for the vast majority of people across the UK who rely on a car as their primary source of transport to healthcare, employment and other essential day-to-day things. “As chancellor, I introduced the largest cut to fuel duty in a generation, and as prime minister I will go further so that we stop the war on motorists once and for all.” Mr Sunak’s campaign, which polls suggest is lagging far behind the Foreign Secretary’s, clarified he was not hinting at further fuel cuts with that remark.
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