Hello, I'm Sean Curran and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4, the Thursday, the 8th of January, when the government published its road safety strategy.

Our vision is clear. Any road user, however they choose to travel, should be able to move safely on our roads.

A former military chief says it's time to stop faffing around on defence spending given the

darkening geopolitical situation and the reality behind the pace at which more money is being spent.

And there are calls for tighter controls on high street betting shops after the case of a terminally ill gambler.

Wendy later died of cancer and she told her daughter Jackie, but she was gambling so that she could win enough money to pay for her funeral.

Last year, more than 1,600 people lost their lives on Britain's roads,

and nearly 28,000 people were seriously injured.

This week, as part of efforts to cut the number of casualties,

Ministers published a new road safety strategy,

making a statement about the plans to cut road deaths by 65%

by 2035, the Transport Minister, Lillian Greenwood, told MPs the UK had some of the safest roads

in the world, but had slipped from third to fourth in Europe's road safety rankings.

I've sat with families torn apart by deaths and serious injuries on our roads.

It's one of the hardest parts of my job.

But even through intolerable pain, they campaign, they fight, they demand change so that others can be spared their sense of loss.

This strategy is for those brave families, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I truly believe this is a turning point for road safety in this country.

As part of the strategy, the government will consult on a number of

measures. One proposal is to make learner drivers in England, Scotland and Wales wait six months

between sitting their theory and practical tests. Ministers will also consult on plans to lower

the drink drive limit in England and Wales to bring it into line with

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