Transport Chair says connectivity crucial to region�s economic growth which can boost UK economy.

Responding to a report by IPPR North, Cllr Keith Wakefield, West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee Chair said:

�Good transport links underpin a region�s economic prosperity, yet we have suffered from a legacy of underspending on Transport by successive Governments for decades.

�The government has not responded to the needs of the Leeds City Region and is failing to rebalance the north-south divide where the disparity in future transport infrastructure spending between our region at �190pa per head and the South at �1,943pa is more than 10 times. �

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�We have the strongest economy in the North of England and yet successive governments have failed to recognise the importance of the Leeds City Region�s role in boosting the overall northern and UK economy.��

�Leeds City Region is critical to the North�s and the Nation�s success, as the largest city region outside London, the region�s economic growth is fundamental in rebalancing the economy.

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