For net zero, the cost of living and NHS: Britain's next PM must double-down on active travel

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Embedding physical activity into daily travel boosts health, saves money and cuts CO2, writes Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice

Whoever wins the Conservative leadership election, with Boris Johnson gone we will lose a benefactor of cycling and walking and their vital public health benefits. This is at a time when physical inactivity...

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