US EditionNorth missed £140bn of transport investment over last government, research finds
- New analysis shows the UK government spent £1,183 per person on transport in London and £486 per person in the North from 2010 to 2023, revealing significant regional disparities.
- This gap arose after successive Conservative governments allocated less funding to northern transport, with £140 billion in extra investment missed between 2009/10 and 2022/23 compared to London.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £15.6 billion transport package for mayoral authorities across the North and Midlands to improve public transit and address this historic underinvestment.
- Marcus Johns of IPPR North argued that the latest data clearly demonstrates how commitments to invest in the North over the past ten years have failed to materialize, underscoring the persistent funding disparities.
- The new investments aim to begin closing the widening transport chasm that still leaves much Northern infrastructure from Queen Victoria’s reign, suggesting longer-term plans are needed for regional equality.
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Startling sum North missed out on for transport under Tories in 'decade of deceit' - The Mirror
Analysis by think-tank the IPPR found the North of England would have had an extra £140billion in transport cash if it was treated the same as London under the Tories
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