Kevin Hollinrake, Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, has urged for increased investment outside of the South. It follows the government's announcement of a new Universal theme park in Bedfordshire, the first of its kind in Europe.
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00:00Yes, we need Inward Investment to be welcomed. We were the number two destination in the world for Inward Investment during our period in office, which we should be proud of.
00:11The land here, we helped to secure that land for Universal Studios during our time in office. So it's good to see they're confirming this investment now.
00:21What I'm concerned about is this investment is around Oxford-Cambridge, of course, which is great, and we should definitely support that.
00:30But everything the Chancellor's announced in her panic now for growth has been investments in London and the southeast in terms of infrastructure investments.
00:40Heathrow, Luton, Oxford-Cambridge, Gatwick. What's the common thread here? It's all investments in London and the southeast.
00:48Whereas we'd like to see, I'd like to see investments announced in the regions, in the north, Network North, Northern Powers Rail, A1 dueling north of Newcastle, in Scotland, in Wales, in Northern Ireland.
01:00That's how you level up this country. That's what's still in my title, something that Angela Rayner has dropped from her title.
01:08I believe in levelling up. But to do that, you've got to invest all around the country.