MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2019Investment in transport for
north ‘far behind London’
Think tank warns region held back by underinvestment
The Birmingham and Fazeley viaduct, part of the proposed route for HS2 (PA)
MAY BULMAN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT
The north of England is set to receive £2,389 less per person than London on transport, according to a new
study which has stoked concern that the north is “held back by government underinvestment”.
Boris Johnson has been urged to take urgent action after a report by IPPR North suggested government’s
planned transport spending for London was almost three times more per head than for the north unless
investment in the Northern Powerhouse gets the go-ahead.