Liz Truss, the frontrunner within the Tory management contest, has mentioned she is “ready” to take a look at abolishing velocity limits.
Taking questions on the last hustings of the marketing campaign on Wednesday night, the overseas secretary was requested if she would take into account scrapping the velocity restrict.
“On velocity limits, once more, I’d be ready to take a look at that,” she mentioned.
Truss additionally advised the viewers of Tory members in London she would “cease” sensible motorways.
Sensible motorways use onerous shoulders as usable lanes and variable velocity limits to manage the move of visitors.
“I do consider that the sensible motorways experiment hasn’t labored,” Truss mentioned.
Wednesday night’s occasion was the final time Truss and rival Rishi Sunak confronted social gathering members,
The victor of the race to succeed Boris Johnson will likely be introduced on Monday September 5 and can takeover as prime minister the next day.
Truss additionally mentioned there can be new taxes or vitality rationing if she turned PM.
Requested by LBC’s Nick Ferrari whether or not she would comply with no new taxes as outgoing prime minister Johnson did, Truss mentioned: “Sure, no new taxes.”
And pressed on whether or not she may rule out vitality rationing, Truss replied: “I do rule that out.”
In a break with custom, the brand new prime minister will likely be appointed by the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland quite than Buckingham Palace in London, attributable to her well being.
The information will inevitably heighten considerations in regards to the 96-year-old monarch.
Johnson mentioned preparations for the handover will likely be tailor-made to verify they swimsuit the Queen.
He sidestepped a query about when he final spoke to her and if he was involved that she wouldn’t be coming to London for the handover.
“I don’t discuss my conversations with the Queen, no prime minister ever does,” Johnson advised reporters throughout a go to to Barrow-in-Furness.
“However I can let you know we will definitely guarantee that the preparations for the handover will match completely round her and no matter she needs.”
