Government Spending Review 'very disappointing' for region

HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE MAYOR WILL PRESS FOR MORE SUPPORT

- By ANDREW SPENCE

LUKE Campbell has criticised the Government's “very disappointing” Spending Review, with the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor calling on Downing Street to match the region's ambitions.

On Wednesday, June 11, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her highly anticipated Spending Review, which set out the Government's plan to “invest in Britain’s renewal”.

Ms Reeves announced a plethora of spending commitments for sectors including health, security, and housing with total departmental budgets growing by 2.3 per cent across the Spending Review period.

Locally, the Spending Review included a number of commitments that impact Hull and the wider Humber Region including an up to £20m investment in Orchard Park as the area was named in the list of 25 “trailblazer neighbourhoods” that are each set to receive funding to “foster community engagement and strengthen social cohesion”.