Rishi Sunak Backs Drivers in Britain’s Traffic Pollution Fight

  • PM says policies don’t account for how people live their lives
  • Premier, trailing in polls, has signaled a shift to the right

Pedestrians pass planter barriers that form a Low Traffic Neighbourhood road closure feature by Southwark Council. 

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told drivers he is “on their side” as he ordered the Department of Transport to review policies that aim reduce traffic in residential areas and cut carbon emissions, the Telegraph reported.