- 30/07/2024
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
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The Ivanhoe Line fight goes on
North West Leicestershire MP will keep up pressure on the government
Amanda Hack has responded to the Chancellor’s statement on the new government’s public spending inheritance. The statement identified £22 billion in unfunded spending commitments for the current budget year hidden by the previous government. The overspend prompted an immediate review of funding for rail projects and a further delay in moves to reopen the Ivanhoe Line to passenger traffic.
Speaking in Westminster this afternoon, Amanda said:
“After less than a month in parliament, it’s clear that the Conservatives called an early general election, knowing full well that the cupboard was bare. After 14 years of chaos and waste, the scale of the financial challenge faced by our new government is huge. We have inherited a £22 billion overspend, including nearly £800m of unfunded transport projects. The Ivanhoe Line is one of them.
Unlike the Tories, we don’t make spending commitments we can’t keep. If we can’t afford it, we can’t do it. This will disappoint those campaigning to restore passenger services, but this isn’t the end. This latest development is a setback, but I’m an optimist. I will continue working with all parties to get a green light for the full reopening of the Ivanhoe Line between Burton and Leicester.
I will write to the Treasury to restate the case for the Ivanhoe Line. I will also press the Secretary of State for Transport to review the project. The people of North West Leicestershire can now take comfort from the fact that they are represented by a straight-talking Labour MP working closely with a Labour government that will deliver economic stability as a precursor to economic growth and investment in Britain’s neglected transport infrastructure.”
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Last week was UK Parliament week. I engaged with a number of different schools across the constituency through visits, writing letters and meeting children right here in Parliament. They all asked lots of good questions on issues ranging from the Ivanhoe Line, to better busses, and even lobbied me for better weather in the local area!
You can read more here: www.amandahack.com/mp-welcomes-local-children-to-westminster-for-uk-parliament-week/
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Not sure Kiers aware that some of the 200,000 signatures on the recent petition calling for a new election are Labour voters. As for getting people back to work let’s hope it works at getting the right people in work, also sorting out those people getting benefits who should not get them at all. The ones abusing the rules. Lets hope the genuine honest people get what they deserve.
Some help for Cottage Industries would be helpful. With the new GPSR coming out I now can’t ship to Europe and NI now. There’s been no help from Etsy about it and certainly no announcement from the government. Small makers are being overlooked and screwed over yet again, but we’re trying to work!
Obviously people are being blocked on here, that’s quite appalling from you! How are they supposed to know when you have meetings or discussions? If you can’t take others opinions, then why would you be an MP?
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