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we'rejoined now by edmund king, the president of the aa. good morning to you.otorways, what do you make of the announcement today? what do you make of the announcement toda ? , , ., what do you make of the announcement toda? , ., ~~ today? this is something at the aa we have been _ today? this is something at the aa we have been campaigning - today? this is something at the aa we have been campaigning on i today? this is something at the aa we have been campaigning on for l today? this is something at the m i we have been campaigning on for more than ten years and indeed have campaigned with her and been on the programme before with her. from the outset, we questioned the ministers the logic of removing a hard shoulder. i remember even before the m4 smart motorway was constructed having a meeting with chris grayling who was transport secretary at the time and saying, transport secretary, what would you do if you broke down on a smart motorway without a hard shoulder? he said, i would get out of the car. minister, he would probably be killed if that happened. it

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