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North and Midlands to share £4.7bn transport fund after HS2 leg scrapped

Sky News Sunday, 25 February 2024
The prime minister has revealed how some of the money from abandoning the HS2 northern leg will be reallocated.
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News video: Sunak sets out £4.7bn local transport fund from axed HS2 leg

Sunak sets out £4.7bn local transport fund from axed HS2 leg 02:16

Rishi Sunak has set out how transport funding redirected from the Government's abandoned HS2 plans will be shared across regional councils. The North of England will be allocated £2.5 billion and the Midlands will receive £2.2 billion from money previously earmarked for the axed northern leg of the...

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