Transport spending in London still twice northern England's

Report says despite ‘northern powerhouse’ plan, gap in spending is wideningThe “northern powerhouse” was the Conservatives’ big idea for closing the north-south divide and winning over sceptical voters in the north of England.But an analysis of government figures released on Tuesday shows that in the four and a half years since the northern powerhouse agenda was set by the then chancellor, George Osborne, transport spending per person has gone up twice as much in Lo