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Transport spending across the north of England has remained broadly flat for the past five years, impacting people like Samantha Loughrey and her son. | ITV National News
Fears for the eastern leg of HS2 Phase 2b have been growing after an anonymous Whitehall source said that “there’s no way we’re going to see this built in
The bill for High Speed 2 (HS2) phase 2b’s western leg is scheduled to be deposited in Parliament in “early 2022 or sooner if possible”, according to HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston. In a response to the 15th Residents’ Commissioner’s report, published earlier this week, Thurston revealed the timings for the western leg bill. “As you are aware, we are also busy preparing for the deposit of the hybrid bill for the western leg of phase 2b between Crewe and Manchester, with a connection to the West Coast Main Line to serve stations en route to Scotland," he said.
Fears have been raised that Cornwall’s voice could be lost if plans to create a Great South West “powerhouse” are swallowed into a wider programme. Cornwall is part of a plan to create the Great South West which would aim to mimic other regional projects to attract inward investment and boost business opportunities. The Great South West would include three Local Enterprise Partnerships, seven county and unitary authorities and six universities working with businesses across the region which would stretch from the Isles of Scilly in the west to Bournemouth in the east and Taunton i...
MPs warn Boris Johnson that nobody knows what his flagship 'levelling up' policy means It's Boris Johnson's top policy but there's still confusion about what levelling up means Get all the latest politics news via email updates Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time.More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy noti...