Claire Ward attacks £900m East Midlands roads cut to fund defence spending

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward has launched a fierce attack on government plans to divert almost £900m of road investment from the region to help fund increased defence spending.

Ward said proposals to withdraw funding from major upgrades to the A46 and A38 were "completely unacceptable" and warned the East Midlands was being unfairly singled out.

In a strongly worded statement, Ward said she was informed of the decision while the Prime Minister was... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...