Extending the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) to a poorly connected part of south-east London would help to deliver thousands of new homes and provide a £15.6bn boost to the economy, the Chancellor has been told.
Business leaders have written to Rachel Reeves to urge her to “seize the moment” and give the green light to the proposed £1.7bn DLR extension to Thamesmead in her Autumn Budget.
