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Credible and affordable’ £14bn plan to ‘boost Yorkshire economy by £20bn’

Deniz Huseyin
30 May 2025

 

Improving rail connectivity across Yorkshire could add £20bn to the region’s economy over the next ten years, with the potential for 83,000 jobs and 210,000 new homes, according to a review by former home secretary Lord Blunkett.

Acting as a quest for Government funding the ‘White Rose Agreement’ has been endorsed by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith.

They are seeking £2.4bn in...

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