General · 23 June 2026
Jim O'Neill's £100bn plan to fix northern England's infrastructure
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Better roads, rail and other public works could get extra funding if borrowing rises, one adviser said. Jim O’Neill, picked by Andy Burnham as a possible chief economic adviser, argued on 23 June for billions of pounds in extra borrowing and proposed an independent body to review spending while keeping within current fiscal rules. He highlighted northern England as an area needing more investment.
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