MP CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT

Cramlington and Killingworth MP Emma Foody has called on the Government to “unleash growth’ in her constituency by providing funding to improve a notorious roundabout.

- JAMES ROBINSON

The Labour and Co-op MP reiterated calls for upgrades to the Moor Farm Roundabout on the A19 after Westminster confirmed a £1.8bn investment in North East transport.

Plans to improve Moor Farm along with nearby Seaton Burn roundabout have been in the works for years.

However, the future of the projects was thrown into doubt by local Conservative councillors, who warned National Highways assessments had deemed them “poor value for money’.

Now, the Government has signalled it will assess projects differently, amid concerns the current “green book" formula favours projects in London and the South East.