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Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan
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What happenedBirmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan.
The headline splitThe Sun UK frames it as "Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on ALL roads in ‘anti-mo...". 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 ALL roads in ‘anti-motorist’ plan
Birmingham to become England’s first 20mph city with speed limit on 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...
