Labour Mayor Reacts To Roadworks Cancellation To Pay For Defence

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“What this decision has done is to not take into context that the East Midlands is the region with the lowest spend in transport infrastructure over many, many decades.” The government has announced cuts to national spending in order to finance the newly unveiled Defence Investment Plan, including “unfair[ly]” cancelled rennovations to the A46 and A38, says Labour Mayor of the East Midlands Claire Ward. Claire Ward was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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