Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander speaks about the announcement for a 15 billion pounds investment for transport outside London on today's BBC Breakfast show.Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands.The £15.6 billion package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network i

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander speaks about the announcement for a 15 billion pounds investment for transport outside London on today's BBC Breakfast show.Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands.The £15.6 billion package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network in South Yorkshire and a new mass transit systems in West Yorkshire.This means "better buses, better trams, better local train services", says Alexander, adding the investment is to "make everyday journeys a bit better".The investment will mean more money for areas of the North and Midlands, including the so-called "Red Wall", where Labour MPs face an electoral challenge from Reform UK.Wednesday's announcement is the first from the spending review due on June 11 that will set out the Government's