The North of England would have received an additional £140bn in transport funding if it had received the same amount of money that London received from 2010-2022, a think tank has said.
According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the money would have been enough “to build seven Elizabeth Lines” and demonstrates the disparity in spending by Conservative-led governments over the period.
Its independent analysis of Treasury figures found that while Londoners received around £1,183 per person in taxpayer funds to build out the capital’s transport infrastructure, areas in the North only received £355–£603 per person during the same period.
In response to the figures, IPPR is calling for a ‘Great Northern Rail’ plan to improve the rail network across the North, following the cash for city regions announced last week.
The announcement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves saw city regions in the North, Midlands and the South West receive a £15.6bn funding boost for buses, trams and...