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Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has met with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to discuss the local economy and employment opportunities for his constituents.

A bid to restore a 40-mile direct rail route between Hull and York has today been given the green light by Government Ministers.

Local MP for Beverley and Holderness, and lead sponsor of the bid to restore 32 miles of rail track between Beverley and York, has welcomed the news that the bid is currently being analysed by technical advisers at the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail.

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has called for continued political momentum on his latest bid to restore the stretch of track connecting Beverley and York in order to shore up local support for the scheme.

Graham Stuart – MP for Beverley and Holderness – has welcomed a revolutionary new bus strategy for the UK, which he has hailed as a chance for his constituents to finally benefit from cheaper, more reliable and more frequent bus services.

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness and parliamentary sponsor of a bid for funding to help restore the direct rail route from Beverley to York, has said that he remains ‘optimistic’ about the project’s future, despite the proposal being initially turned down by the Government.

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is delighted with the news that yesterday East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s planning committee unanimously approved the application to improve the A164 and the Jock’s Lodge Junction near Beverley.

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed that new plans to upgrade the Jock’s Lodge junction connecting the A1079 and the A164 leading into Beverley are to be displayed at 2 public exhibitions later this month.

Graham Stuart MP &  Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP (Image credit: Paul Smith)

Local MP Graham Stuart hailed the announcement of record funding for the East Riding as the Department for Transport unveiled £40 million to revamp the problematic Jock’s Lodge junction. The news comes after a long campaign where Graham took the Council’s bid to the very top of Government.