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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’ – study

Passengers boarding an Avanti West Coast service at Manchester Piccadilly
Passengers boarding an Avanti West Coast service at Manchester Piccadilly. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The north of England could have built the equivalent of seven Elizabeth lines with the transport funding it has missed out on during “a decade of deceit”, research shows.

If the north had received the same per-person spending as London, it would have had an extra £140bn over the last 10 years, analysis of Treasury figures by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and IPPR North has found.

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