MP slams Budget's lack of commitment to the 'Northern Powerhouse'

Author:

Kevin Morton

Date:

Nov 23, 2017

Tags:

Parliament

Budget

Northern Powerhouse

Hull North MP Diana Johnson this morning pointed out in House of Commons Business Questions that the official Autumn Budget 2017 Red Book had more words on the Oxford-Cambridge-Milton Keynes Corridor than in the whole ‘Northern Powerhouse’ section.

The Budget Red Book can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661480/autumn_budget_2017_web.pdf.