Drivers urge Labour to end its ‘war on motorists’ in cheeky conference stunt
DRIVERS today demanded Labour end its “war on motorists” with a cheeky conference stunt.
People heading to the Liverpool get-together were greeted with billboards highlighting the party’s record on road-users.
The Alliance Of British Drivers circled the venue with vans slamming Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion and the controversial 20mph zones in Labour-run Wales.
One said “Just Stop Labour’s War On Motorists”, while another said the low-emissions zones were “just the start”.
The Labour Mayor of London’s rollout of the £12.50 daily charge has sparked a backlash from drivers and was blamed for the defeat in the Uxbridge by-election this summer.
Sir Keir has promised a moratorium on any new ULEZ-style plans for other British cities.
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But First Minister Mark Drakeford pushed through the 20mph zones in the face of massive resistance from drivers.
PM Rishi Sunak has declared himself a champion of drivers after cutting fuel duty and pushing back the ban on fossil fuel-powered vehicles by five years.
Bob Bull, Chairman of the Alliance of British Drivers said: "Labour has a track record for making motorists lives a misery.
"ULEZ in London and 20mph in Wales are deeply unpopular, yet Sadiq Khan and Mark Drakeford carried on regardless.
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"More than half of Red Wall voters back Rishi Sunak's plan to delay a ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2035 - and only a quarter support Labour's pledge to reintroduce the 2030 deadline.
"It is time the Labour Party listened to the public and ended their war on motorists."