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Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on nearly ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan
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What happenedBirmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on nearly ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan.
The headline splitThe Sun frames it as "Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on nearly ALL roads in ‘...". GB News frames it as "Birmingham plots 'anti-motorist' push to become England’s first 20mph city".
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Right / center-rightBirmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on nearly ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan
Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on nearly ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan
BIRMINGHAM is set to become England’s first 20mph city under controversial plans to cut speed limits across almost all of its roads. The city's council, led by a coalition of Liberal Democr...
Birmingham plots 'anti-motorist' push to become England’s first 20mph city
Birmingham has hatched plans to become England's first 20mph city in a move criticised as "anti-motorist" by opponents. The city's council, led by a coalition of Liberal Democrats, Greens a...
