Chancellor details energy security capital budget and announces road funding cuts and savings, while the Prime Minister announces DIP funding.
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Updated Jun 30
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Chancellor details energy security capital budget and announces road funding cuts and savings, while the Prime Minister announces DIP funding.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Transport are affected by DIP funding cuts.Sub-event
Chancellor details energy security budget and Starmer announces DIP funding.1 source
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Rachel Reeves
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Keir Starmer
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