In the June 2025 spending review, transport needs to be prioritised. Renewing the UK’s transport network is fundamental to achieving the government’s growth, clean energy and health missions. The system is inefficient, unreliable and historically underfunded and is now holding back the economy.

Too often, public and active transport provision is a postcode lottery and a barrier to opportunity. The investment needed to deliver on commitments for inclusive regional growth, achieved through better transport, can be partly funded by making taxes fairer for cleaner forms of transport and redirecting spending towards sustainable projects which have better growth prospects.

For more information, contact:
Sophie O’Connell, senior policy adviser