Responding to the Spending Review, the West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said:

“The chancellor inherited a terrible hand from the previous government and has taken some really difficult decisions to fix the public finances.

“She has resisted the temptation to make popular short-term decisions, by focusing on long-term investments in infrastructure to help boost economic growth, including our long-awaited project to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford.

“This ambition must now be matched in next week’s infrastructure plan with a firm commitment to vital projects set out in Yorkshire’s plan for rail, including a new city centre through station in Bradford and action to address congestion at Leeds, which is the busiest in the North.

“Long gone are the days when London and the South hog the majority of the nation’s transport spending. I believe this government gets it and will illustrate that by continuing to work in partnership with mayors to renew Britain, backing areas that have been neglected by Westminster for decades and doing right by working people.”