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Cotham Hill LTN in Bristol (picture Adwitiya Pal)

Government falsely claimed it blocked low-traffic schemes, documents suggest

Papers obtained by a campaign group taking legal action over cuts to active travel budget show Active Travel England deemed council applications to be insufficiently ambitious to receive funding, and transport secretary Mark Harper had no role in decision

Mon, Feb 05, 2024 11:20
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Cycling signs (copyright Simon MacMichael) (17)

“When was the last time we heard of bus users against tram users?” Brompton Bike Hire chief blasts Rishi Sunak’s “cyclists versus drivers” rhetoric as “an artificial construct”

The hire bike company’s managing director says he hopes the prime minister’s pro-motoring “wedge politics” will “blow over given time”

Sun, Oct 08, 2023 16:49
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Cycling signs (copyright Simon MacMichael) (23)

Cycling charity accuses Conservatives of “ill-fated attempt to win” votes with pro-motoring policies “undermining” active travel success

Cycling UK reacted to transport secretary Mark Harper's party conference speech by calling on the government to create a plan which includes all modes of transport, describing the proposal as "like trying to complete a jigsaw with half the pieces missing"

Mon, Oct 02, 2023 14:16
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Rishi Sunak official portrait

Rishi Sunak’s ‘Plan for Motorists’ will “rob people of choice” and force them to drive, say cycling and walking campaigners

“This is a plan that looks no further than one way of travelling and will make the roads worse for those occasions when people do need to drive”

Fri, Sep 29, 2023 10:59
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Cyclists and pedestrians in Doncaster

Tory MP who touted 15-minute city conspiracy in Parliament claims cycling routes have turned city into a “ghost town”

Nick Fletcher MP has previously attacked 15-minute cities with conspiracy theories and claimed cycling infrastructure is “rarely used” and “takes away from drivers”

Fri, Sep 15, 2023 13:07
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Edward Argar Justice Questions 12/9/2023

Conservative minister says government still considering new “dangerous cycling” law

Justice Minister Edward Argar said Department for Transport colleagues are working on legislation "to tackle those rare instances where victims have been killed or seriously injured by irresponsible cycling behaviour"

Tue, Sep 12, 2023 15:54
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Cyclist in the evening 01 © Simon MacMichael.jpg

“If mandatory safety measures are acceptable for car drivers, they should surely be acceptable for cyclists”: MP calls for cycling helmets to be made mandatory

Conservative politician Mark Pawsey was backing a campaign led by his constituent, Oliver Dibsdale, who suffered a serious brain injury after falling from his bike in 2015

Wed, Jun 07, 2023 15:59
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Mawney Road cycle lane, Romford, Essex (Twitter: @RantyHighwayman)

Councillor encourages cyclists to be “brave” on a 1.2m wide “safe” cycle lane

A London Conservative councillor has described the road as “easy to cycle”, despite drivers crossing over the white line and several people pointing out the dangers with the cycle path

Sun, May 14, 2023 11:25
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Pellestrina cyclists (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Tory MP attacks 15-minute city concept with known conspiracy theory

Nick Fletcher was met with laughter in Parliament when he called 15-minute cities an “international socialist concept“

Sat, Feb 11, 2023 12:58
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Chiswick High Road 02 copyright Simon MacMichael

Government shuts down mandatory cycling helmets question from Conservative MP

The Department for Transport insisted the government has "no intention" to make wearing a helmet while cycling a legal requirement

Tue, Dec 06, 2022 15:26
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