Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project
Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project
Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project
£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2
“It’s like a bad Christmas cracker joke,” said one northern leader in England as the government announced its latest Network North transport project: fixing potholes in London.
The punchline, said Kim McGuinness, Labour’s candidate to be the mayor of north-east England, isn’t even funny. It’s “Tories celebrating widening the widening north/south divide”.
There was anger and exasperation on Wednesday after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed funding “for each London borough to ensure millions of road users enjoy smoother and safer journeys”.
The £235m of London pothole money was possible only because of £8.3bn of extra investment which came from scrapping HS2.