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Peppa Pig Flashbacks, Cost of Living, 'War' With US: Former UK PM Brown Takes Dig at BoJo_我的网站

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A | 　　出门上路关乎千家万户。 Hopping on the criticism train, former prime minister Gordon Brown bombarded the government of the incumbent PM with criticism.,Not only did he touch upon the acute economic and social issues, but also offered an unpleasant Peppa Pig flashback.,'War' With America?,Speaking with Sky News's Beth Rigby Interviews, Brown took issue with Johnson's government, particularly focusing on the approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol.,"We're at war with America over Ireland because America will not sign a trade treaty with Britain as long as we cannot sort out the issues related to Ireland," Brown said.,His remarks come in the wake of London's plans to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol, unilaterally introducing amendments to the deal that helped avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland. The UK's intention to change the agreement have been slammed by US President Joe Biden, with several prominent UK figures, including former PM Theresa May, also weighing in on the criticism.,The Northern Ireland Protocol plans also did not help with reviving the stalled free trade agreement with the United States - one of Britain's most anticipated aspirations after leaving the European Union.,The legislation looking to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol has already passed its first Commons hurdle.,According to Brown, the move to change the protocol will further affect trade relations with the US, as well as with the European Union.,"And that's very much part of our future because if we cannot export to the leading markets in the world, and cannot do so successfully with these new industries and new technologies, then the cost-of-living crisis will be with us for years and not just temporarily," Brown continued.,Cost of Living Crisis,With the lack of a trade deal fueling the economic hardships faced by the country, Johnson's government does not "seem to have a clue" on how to tackle the cost of living, Brown claimed.,"You cannot go through a winter when people are being asked to take the biggest cut in their standards of living in 50 years and not ask people to understand what you're trying to do, and give them a plan for what do we do.",The former PM noted that lack of government action on important issues may undermined Britain's reputation in the world.,"I think Britain has got to be very careful that we have got respect in the world because we are a country that has valued the rule of law, democracy, freedom, liberty," he said. "If we appear to be riding roughshod over treaties that we've agreed to sign, over laws we've asked other countries to sign up to, over rules that historically all British governments have accepted… then it is difficult to persuade other countries to listen to the advice that we're giving.",Going further into the economic crisis faced by the UK, Brown took a dig at the Bank of England, chastising it over lack of action to help the country "get back to stable prices", noting that "stable prices may be 2% or 3% or 4%.","But to get there they've got show us a pathway to it - and unless there's a pathway then people will be excused for thinking inflation could be 11% this year, 12% next year or 13% the year after - and the Bank of England has not done that.",In wake of harsh anti-Russian sanctions imposed against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine, Britain's annual inflation hit 9.1%. Naturally, it fueled the already rising cost of living, but Johnson still pledged to continue with the sanctions and military aid to Ukraine.,A Blast From the Past,Brown also noted that the incumbent PM had "talked about Peppa Pig instead of talking about an industrial strategy," referencing the infamous CBI speech last November, in which Johnson offered his accolades for Hampshire’s Peppa Pig World. He was widely mocked after the speech over being "unprofessional" and lacking "seriousness".,With Johnson currently facing mounting calls to resign amid his alleged lies about the "partygate" scandal and Tories' by-election loss, Brown said he would "caution Boris Johnson against going further, if you like, in ignoring the rule of law."。8月25日，道路交通安全法修订草案提请十四届全国人大常委会第二十四次会议审议。　　时代奔涌向前，道路上的车流与人流愈发壮阔。截至今年6月底，全国机动车保有量达4.76亿辆，机动车驾驶人5.67亿人。现行道路交通安全法自2004年施行以来，在2007年、2011年、2021年修正了个别条款。此次修法顺应经济社会发展、回应民生之需，护航道路安全。

B | 　　无人出租车穿梭于街头巷尾，新能源汽车的“智驾”系统不断迭代升级……自动驾驶逐渐从科幻驶入现实，自动驾驶汽车上路也将写入法律。草案新增“自动驾驶汽车的特别规定”专章，提出国家支持自动驾驶汽车安全、有序、规范上道路测试、示范应用和行驶，明确了自动驾驶汽车和辅助驾驶功能的概念，并规定在自动驾驶功能激活状态下发生道路交通安全违法行为的，由生产企业、进口企业接受处理。同时，驾驶仅具备辅助驾驶功能的汽车上道路行驶，按照非自动驾驶汽车的规定管理。　　方向盘前刷视频、高速路上接电话……看似“顺手”的几秒钟，可能让一个家庭瞬间坠入深渊。草案新增规定，禁止驾驶时拨打或者接听手持电话、观看视频的“盲驾”行为。　　锈迹斑斑的“僵尸车”、横冲直撞的“超标车”，既堵路也堵心。聚焦“僵尸车”“超标车”治理和电动自行车、“暴走团”管理，草案亮出“实招”——规定禁止在道路上停放废弃机动车;禁止生产、进口、销售不符合强制性国家标准的车辆;要求及时劝阻、制止违法占用道路从事文化娱乐、体育健身等非交通活动的“暴走团”等。　　同时，草案加强对“酒驾”“毒驾”“飙车”行为的治理;将电动自行车在非机动车道内行驶的最高时速限制从15公里调整为20公里，要求电动自行车驾驶人和乘车人戴安全头盔。(据新华社北京8月25日电　记者　孙鹏程　刘硕)。