Ministers pledge another £590m for Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street (PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers have pledged another half a billion pounds for the Lower Thames Crossing as part of the Government’s 10-year plan for infrastructure.

The further £590 million – out of the budgets announced at last week’s spending review – will go towards the road crossing that will link Kent and Essex.