Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, who is currently the favourite in the two-horse race to become the next Prime Minister, has labelled smart motorways a failure and said she would review motorway speed limits.
Ms Truss was speaking at the final hustings of the Conservative leadership campaign this week and was questioned on motorway speeds and safety.
She said she would 'look into' changing change speed limits on the motorway network from mandatory to advisory but stopped short of stating she would scrap limits entirely.
The current speed limit on British motorways is 70mph, although the limit can sometimes be lowered by operator National Highways.
She did however criticise smart motorways and suggest they could be scrapped if she were in Number 10.
She told Conservative Party members: 'I absolutely think that we need to review them [smart motorways] and stop them if they're not working as soon as possible, and all the evidence I have agrees with the point you're making on smart motorways.
'On speed limits, again, I'd be prepared to look at that. I can't give you a precise answer on the points but I do believe that the smart motorways experiment hasn't worked.'
Asked for a clear commitment on stopping smart motorways, Ms Truss replied: "Yes."
Ms Turss is expected to win the race against former chancellor Rishi Sunak to become Conservative Party leader and therefore the UK's next prime minister.
