Ministers urged to reverse 'backward' plans to slash active travel budget

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Ministers urged to reverse 'backward' plans to slash active travel budget

British Medical Association among dozens of groups calling for government to reverse plans to slash budget for walking and cycling infrastructure

More than two dozen public health and transport organisations have called on the government to reverse its planned cuts to England's active transport budget, arguing the plans are a "backward move for...

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