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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to infrastructure projects in south of England

Rachel Reeves making a speech.
Rachel Reeves at a factory near Oxford, where on Wednesday she announced her backing for the expansion of Heathrow airport and other investments concentrated in the south of England. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/EPA

MPs from the north of England have voiced fears of a “brain drain” to southern infrastructure projects after Rachel Reeves announced several major developments in the south.

The chancellor announced on Wednesday in a speech about driving growth that she would give backing to the expansion of Heathrow and other London airports, as well as kickstarting the “golden triangle” of scientific research between the capital and Oxford and Cambridge.

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