A Shropshire MP has warned that rural areas are at risk of being left behind due to government 'neglect' and a Levelling Up policy that does not benefit them.
A Shropshire MP has warned that rural areas are at risk of being left behind due to government "neglect" and a Levelling Up policy that does not benefit them.Helen Morgan, the North Shropshire MP and Lib Dem spokesman for Levelling Up, highlighted slow internet speeds, poor public transport and the NHS crisis as issues that need tackling if rural areas are to be on a level playing field with urban areas across the country.
She told the House of Commons: “We have young people leaving rural areas in search of work at the same time that local employers from all sectors are struggling to fill vacancies. “Pensioners and young people are desperate to travel by public transport but they have got no car and they have no alternative to get there.”
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