Cycling moves higher up British political agenda

General cycling, commuting

Yesterday's Commons debate has edged cycling onto the political agenda, with Labour and the Lib Dems both set to include cycling in their 2015 manifestos, leaving only the Conservatives to follow suit.

There was unanimous cross-party support for last night's Get Britain Cycling motion, for a target of 10% of all journeys to be by bike by 2020, and 25% by 2050, strong political leadership, an annual cycle action plan and sustained funding.

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