Do you agree with Red Wall MPs there is a ‘southern bias’ in Starmer's Government? Vote in our poll and have you say in the comments section
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After Labour MP Jo White claimed Sir Keir Starmer needs to appoint a Red Wall Minister to his Cabinet, GB News asks its members if there is a “southern bias” in Government.
The Bassetlaw MP, who defeated Boris Johnson loyalist Brendan Clarke-Smith last July, put pressure on the Chancellor to do more for left-behind communities.
Asked if she felt that the North of England had been largely ignored in Rachel Reeves' growth speech, White told GB News: "I agree. There was a level of anger from my Red Wall colleagues.
“And my challenge to Rachel is, do that speech again in the North telling our story.
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“Because by telling a story, you're actually attracting inward investment and you're attracting new businesses.
“So come to the north, please, Rachel. You are a Leeds MP.”
The Chancellor’s growth announcement gave the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
It also put pen to paper on a “growth corridor” between Cambridge and Oxford.
However, a Treasury source told GB News: “Instead of using the north as a political football we're going for growth in all corners of the country.
“Whether it's upgrading the TransPennine route, backing plans to reopen Doncaster Airport, or mass transit in West Yorkshire, this Government is about delivering on its promises, not gesture politics.”
Other northern projects announced by the Chancellor last month included a cash injection in the area surrounding Manchester United’s Old Trafford.
Do you agree with Red Wall MPs there is a ‘southern bias’ in Starmer's Government? Vote in our poll and have you say in the comments section.
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