Chancellor's planning reforms aim to spark housing boom09/07/2024 New chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to outline plans to build one and a half million homes over the next five years, supported by reforms to the wider planning system. |
Labour Manifesto: One million potholes filled and multi-year funding13/06/2024 Labour has promised to give councils multi-year funding settlements for local roads as part of plans to fill an extra 'one million potholes across England' announced in its election manifesto. |
Labour plans 'COBRA-style' Flood Resilience Taskforce05/01/2024 Labour has pledged to establish a 'COBRA-style' Flood Resilience Taskforce that would meet every winter, as the UK is rocked by extreme weather and flooding. |
Labour 'to put communities in the driving seat'10/10/2023 Labour's shadow transport secretary has pledged to nationalise the railways as she set out a transport plan focused on supporting drivers, passengers and communities with more consumer protections, public ownership and devolution. |
Starmer backs roads and houses to 'get Britain building again'10/10/2023 Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to 'get Britain building again' by supporting new roads and infrastructure through planning sector reforms. |
Labour calls for national cycling safety campaign03/09/2020 Labour's shadow transport secretary, Jim McMahon, has called for 'a comprehensive new national cycling safety campaign targeted at both cyclists and motorists'. |
Labour pledges to invest in roads13/04/2015 Labour will support long-term investment in strategic roads, address the neglect of local roads and promote cycling if it wins the General Election. |
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