Posted 10/9/2023, 8:56:02 AM
Labour Unveils Infrastructure Plan to Spur UK Growth and Investment
- Labour unveil infrastructure plan to drive growth and investment into the UK
- Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves to outline plans to overhaul planning rules to speed up green energy and 5G projects
- Cutting regulations aims to unlock £50bn a year in investment
- Reforms would get more money into pockets of working people, says Reeves
- Hire 300 new planners across public sector and rewrite planning guidance
- Fast-track planning applications for battery factories, labs, 5G infrastructure
- Tackle legal challenges by setting clearer guidance for consulting communities
- Offer community perks like lower bills for those near large projects
- Drive growth and create new jobs through investment in infrastructure
- Recover billions lost to fraud and waste during pandemic with anti-corruption commissioner