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Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

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Robert Jenrick and Hamish Falconer, MPs for Newark and Lincoln, among those whose constituencies now face cuts

The Labour minister Hamish Falconer and the Reform MP Robert Jenrick have voiced anger at the cancellation or delay of key transport infrastructure projects to fund the defence investment plan.

Falconer, the MP for Lincoln and Middle East minister, and Jenrick, the MP for Newark, were among those who have had cuts to road improvements in their constituencies, with savings contributing towards the increase in defence spending. Two roads in the East Midlands are among those where investment cuts have been made to fund a £15bn uplift in defence.

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July 1, 2026 |