Claims government blocked low-traffic schemes were a fiction, papers suggest

Exclusive: Low-traffic neighbourhood applications were rejected due to lack of ambition, not policy shiftGovernment claims that it blocked councils from installing low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) appear to have been a fiction, the Guardian has learned, in another apparent sign that Rishi Sunak’s “plan for drivers” is thus far mainly performative.After the revelation last month that the prime minister’s decision to prioritise driving over walking and cycling was prompted