What can construction expect from today’s Queen’s Speech?

By Hamish Champ2019-12-19T10:26:00

Industry looking for commitments on transport and housing from Boris Johnson’s new government

The government is expected to spell out its agenda for the coming parliament this morning and construction firms will be keenly watching developments following Boris Johnson’s convincing victory in last week’s general election.

In the run up to the general election on 12 December, the Tories pledged that significant sums of public cash would be ploughed into transport, a hospital building programme, housing upgrades and a renewed focus on the Northern powerhouse.

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