Welsh Tory leader blasts ‘dangerous’ Mark Drakeford’s 20mph speed limit

Welsh Tory leader slams 20mph speed limits Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has said Mark Drakeford’s hated 20mph road speed limit is part of a wider ‘extreme ideology’ hitting Welsh citizens. The energetic leader blasted the Welsh Government as ‘out of touch’, saying the Government is a warning about what Sir Keir Starmer will do if he wins the next general election. The Labour leader previously boasted that the Welsh Government is his ‘blueprint’ for the UK. Andrew RT Davies said the contrast between Rishi Sunak’s recent pro-motorist announcements and the Welsh Government ‘couldn’t be more stark’. He said: ‘Rather than take a common sense approach, they’re motivated by extreme ideology. READ MORE: Tory civil war as Priti Patel blasts Suella Braverman over migrant speech The Welsh Tory leader speaking at Conservative Conference ‘In the last month, they’ve introduced a blanket 20mph speed limit across the whole of Wales. ‘Labour’s own figures show this will cost the economy £9billion! The cost of changing the signs alone is up to £40million! And nearly half a million people have signed a petition calling for Labour’s blanket 20mph speed limits to be scrapped. ‘But Mark Drakeford won’t listen, and the Labour minister who imposed the 20mph speed limits on Wales arrogantly dismisses the decent Welsh people who signed the petition as ‘anti-safety.” Three days ago a petition calling for a U-turn on the hated speed limit policy surpassed the number of constituency votes Welsh Labour received at the last Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election. Mark Drakeford’s latest pet policy has come under intense fire SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A poll for ITV Wales revealed that just 33 percent of people support the policy, versus 61 percent opposed to it. The petition, which has received over 440,000 backers, has become ‘by far’ the most signed in the history of the Welsh Parliament. Mr Davies also slammed Mr Drakeford for a number of other key Welsh Labour policies, including banning all major new road-building policies. Trending