Can spending in the north allay nagging fears about price of Reeves’s prudence?

Chancellor wants to show Labour MPs she has a theory of growth that embraces areas leaking support to ReformRachel Reeves was clearly keen to get back in the political driver’s seat on Wednesday, as she promised £15.6bn in transport investment at a Rochdale bus factory.It was a down payment on the £113bn in additional investment, over and above Tory plans, that she will lay out in next week’s spending review. Continue reading...

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Can spending in the north allay nagging fears about price of Reeves’s prudence?

Chancellor wants to show Labour MPs she has a theory of growth that embraces areas leaking support to Reform

Rachel Reeves was clearly keen to get back in the political driver’s seat on Wednesday, as she promised £15.6bn in transport investment at a Rochdale bus factory.

It was a down payment on the £113bn in additional investment, over and above Tory plans, that she will lay out in next week’s spending review. Continue reading...

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