Exclusive: Latest push against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoods

Rishi Sunak is planning to restrict councils from imposing 20mph speed limits as part of his new shift against green policies and traffic schemes, a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as shortsighted and divisive.

The Guardian has been told the push against what Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to find ways to stop local authorities taking measures that have been used routinely for decades.

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