PM pledges backing for city's 'biggest boost since Nissan'

Sir Keir Starmer has promised the Government's “full backing” to get Sunderland's flagship Crown Works Studios project back on track.

- by Echo Reporter

It emerged earlier this summer that the main private backer behind the £450million film and TV studio development had pulled out.

North East leaders are now pushing to find new investors to ensure that the huge regeneration, earmarked for the banks of the River Wear in Pallion, can go ahead.

The Prime Minister pledged his support in the hunt for new investment that can deliver a project hailed as the biggest boost for the region since the arrival of Nissan.

The Government has already put £25million into the Crown Works plans, via the devolution deal which established the North East mayor last year, while the local authorities have committed to a total public investment of up to £120million.