Ministers consider curbs on councils’ use of 20mph speed limits

Exclusive: moves against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoodsMinisters are considering restrictions on councils’ ability to impose 20mph speed limits as part of a 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 Rishi Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to f