Global Security · Direct source
Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan
Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plans The Labour minister Hamish Falconer and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projects to fund the defence investment plan . Falconer, the MP for Lincoln and Middle East minister, and Jenrick were among MPs who have had cuts to road improvements in their constituencies, with savings contributing towards the increase in defence spending. Two roads in the East Midlands are among those where investment cuts have been made to fund a ...
- Time
- 1 Jul 2026, 09:44 CEST
source time - Source
- The Guardian - World
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- United Kingdom, WHO, UN
Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plans The Labour minister Hamish Falconer and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projects to fund the defence investment plan . Falconer, the MP for Lincoln and Middle East minister, and Jenrick were among MPs who have had cuts to road improvements in their constituencies, with savings contributing towards the increase in defence spending. Two roads in the East Midlands are among those where investment cuts have been made to fund a ...
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Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan
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