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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alan Jones

Union leader says Government ‘caught out’ as it fails lorry drivers

PA Wire

A multi-million pound Government scheme to improve toilet facilities for lorry drivers is “entirely unspent” after a year, according to a leading trade union.

Unite said that in the October 2021 Budget, then chancellor Rishi Sunak allocated £32.5 million to the Department for Transport (DfT) for roadside facilities at service stations and truck stops for lorry drivers.

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