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Welsh Labour Backs M4 Relief Road Seven Years After Scrapping It

Welsh Labour Backs M4 Relief Road Seven Years After Scrapping It

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Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has called on the Plaid Cymru government to build an M4 relief road around Newport, seven years after his own party scrapped the plan. Skates backs an amended version of the original black route, which a recent report said could cost about £3bn. Labour will table a Senedd vote on Wednesday. Plaid Cymru accused Labour of hypocrisy over the reversal.

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