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Budget 2020: Sunak announces 'record' £5bn broadband investment for hardest to reach areas

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced in the Budget a ‘record’ £5bn investment to get gigabit –capable broadband into the hardest to reach parts of the UK.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced in the Budget a ‘record' £5bn investment to get gigabit –capable broadband into the hardest to reach parts of the UK.

He also said funding for the Shared Rural Network agreement would ‘radically improve mobile coverage in rural areas'.

 In a tweet yesterday, the chancellor called this a commitment to the ‘largest ever public investment into UK broadband'.

In the tweet, he said it would be '40 times faster than standard superfast and available in the most difficult to reach areas'.

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Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026

A raft of new mayors and long-awaited ‘fiscal devolution roadmap’ have been announced by the Government as part of the Autumn Budget.

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Budget 2026: IPPR North calls for regional growth and cost-of-living action

By Zoe Billingham | 20 October 2026

IPPR North's Zoë Billingham urges tax reform, rent controls and greater fiscal powers for mayors to drive regional growth.

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Fiscal devo: getting the tax assignment model right for regional growth

By David Phillips | 06 October 2026

David Phillips looks at how the Government can get its tax revenue sharing plans right.

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The devo difference

By Simon Kaye | 06 October 2026

Devolution should look different across England’s regions, writes Simon Kaye.

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