The Prime Minister opened a cabinet meeting in East Yorkshire by praising the government’s latest transport plans as “levelling up in action”. He told ministers: “That’s £4.7 billion for a local transport fund that’s going to benefit millions of people across the North and the Midlands… It really is levelling up in action.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Now this is the first time there's ever been a cabinet in East Yorkshire and we are here to
00:05 demonstrate that we are spreading opportunity right across our country and that's why I'm also
00:11 delighted that today's the day we're announcing the latest part of our Network North plan which
00:15 Mark has been explaining this morning. That's £4.7 billion for a local transport fund that's
00:22 going to benefit millions of people across the north and the midlands. It really is levelling up
00:27 in action because this is a first of its kind fund that is going to provide long-term funding
00:33 certainty to smaller towns and rural areas across the north and the midlands, treating them for the
00:38 first ever time like big cities with substantial funding and long-term certainty. And crucially,
00:45 it won't be people in Whitehall making the decisions about how that money is invested,
00:49 it will be local people deciding what priorities they want to focus on. Whether you're from the
00:54 south or the north, country or coast, grow up in a village or town or a city, everyone in our
01:01 country shares a common set of values and they all essentially just want the opportunity to succeed
01:07 for themselves and our job is to make that possible for everybody. It's about a stronger economy,
01:14 world-class education, backing business and of course, yes, investing in infrastructure
01:20 and transport. And I genuinely believe that in spite of the tough time that we've had over the
01:27 past couple of years, that we have turned a corner and that the plan is now working. Of course we've
01:33 got further to go but if we stick to the plan, I know that we'll absolutely get there and deliver
01:39 a brighter future for everyone in our country. So with that, let's get to work.