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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Mark Sweney

Universal theme park deal secured with UK pledge to spend £500m on transport

The prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, during a visit to Bedford in April after Universal announced it plans to build its first European theme park in the UK.
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, during a visit to Bedford in April after Universal announced it plans to build its first European theme park in the UK. Photograph: John Sibley/PA

The deal to build Universal’s new theme park in Bedford was secured with a package of support that included £500m of public investment in rail and road infrastructure, it has emerged.

Comcast, the parent company of Universal, is in negotiations over the final scale of the overall government assistance package, which could be expanded beyond infrastructure investment.

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