While 20mph zones can help improve road safety in residential areas or outside schools, misuse undermines public trust and risks congestion and pollution.
We are clear they must only be considered on a road-by-road basis and with the support of people who live there.
We will require any new schemes to be put to a referendum and introduce a ‘right to challenge’ existing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph schemes.
Reliable transport links are critical for thriving local communities.
The £36 billion of savings from HS2 will transform local and regional transport, benefitting more people, in more places, more quickly.
But we will also take immediate steps to help people now.
Buses are overwhelmingly the most popular form of public transport, in both urban and rural areas.
Our £2 bus fare has cut bus fares outside London by 6.2%.
We will extend the £2 bus fare cap in England for the entirety of the next Parliament, benefitting young people and low-income households
while pensioners continue to benefit from the free bus pass.
The extension of the £2 fare cap will be funded by savings from reform of the railway which will save up to £1.5 billion annually.
Too often over the last few years, local Labour politicians have made the journeys on which people rely harder.
We are determined to turn this situation around.
Since 2010, the Conservative Government has consistently been on the side of drivers.
We have prioritised freezes in Fuel Duty
and recently published our ‘Plan for Drivers’ including reforms to make better use of bus lanes,
introduce penalties for overrunning street works
and implement a consistent approach to the enforcement of entering yellow box junctions.
Following the recent consultation, we will allow motorcycles in all bus lanes
and reform motorcycle licensing.
We will roll out the National Parking Platform this year to simplify paying for parking.
and invest in improving the safety of existing ones.
2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway in the UK and we are the only party with a credible plan for rail reform.
Labour’s incoherent and ideological nationalisation plan would put the trade unions in charge, continuing to prolong unaffordable and unfair working practices which are unjustifiable to the public.
GBR will usher in a revitalised private-public partnership, delivering a modern and innovative railway with reliable services, and simpler tickets.
We will task GBR with growing the role of the private sector, including supporting the expansion of open access services to bring greater choice for passengers.
We will also look to include measures to reform outdated working practices in the rail industry in the Rail Reform Bill.
Where new schemes are introduced, we will ensure they have local support first.
We will keep our ‘retain and explain’ guidance under review to ensure it supports custodians in the preservation of our national history and heritage.
We will continue to support museums and libraries across the country.
Government has the power to leverage philanthropy for good causes and cultural institutions.
We will work with individuals, businesses, charities and other networks to find opportunities to unleash this even further.
We will complete the review of Gift Aid within the next Parliament.
We will ensure Royal Mail continues to deliver the universal postal service in a way which is affordable for customers
as well as being efficient and financially sustainable.
Saturday deliveries are important, particularly to businesses, which is why we are clear they will not be scrapped.
Conservatives are clear we want a continued six-day service, which Labour and the trade unions would put at risk.
We will ensure the new redress scheme is in place and ready to make payments to claimants by the end of July.
We are clear that the Post Office should be a valuable social and economic asset for communities and businesses for years to come.
That requires a change of culture at the top to deliver the scale of change needed across the organisation.
We have already announced over 100 Banking Hubs which enable customers to access free to use cash and everyday banking services.
We remain steadfast in our support for the fundamental principles that underpin the UK’s constitutional settlement.
We remain committed to the First Past the Post system for elections, maintaining the direct link with the local voter.
We will not change the voting age from 18.
We will maintain rules to tackle voting fraud, including the requirement to show ID.
Biological sex is a reality.
The overwhelming majority of people in this country recognise that.
It is right that we have in place provisions and protections for those whose sense of self does not match their biological sex.
However, we will not allow the safety and privacy of women and girls to be undermined.
It has been more than a decade since the Equality Act was passed by a Labour Government.