Fresh voices join East Midlands revolt over £900m road funding raid

Fresh voices have joined the growing backlash against plans to axe major East Midlands road projects, after East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward and Derby City Council leader Nadine Peatfield both weighed in on the controversy earlier this week.

Regional leaders have warned that the East Midlands is once again being treated as a "soft touch" after the Government moved to cancel the A38 Derby junctions scheme and A46 Newark bypass as part of plans to divert transport funding towards inc... 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...