SINN Féin’s Elisha McCallion has hit out at the British Government and called for equal treatment of the Belfast and North West Growth Deals.
The Foyle MP said: “For months now I have been engaging with the British government on an Inclusive Growth Deal that will help finance key economic projects in the North West.
“Those talks were progressing well in parallel with negotiations on a Belfast deal.
“However, the British Secretary of State has now told me that, as her government is not committed to a deal for the North West, she is calling a halt to the negotiations.
“Meanwhile. work will continue on a deal for Belfast.
“That decision is wrong and must be challenged because an Inclusive Growth Deal is an opportunity to address the structural inequalities that exist in the North West.
“I am again calling on the British Government to publicly commit to an Inclusive Growth Deal for the North West and to progress the Belfast and North West deals in tandem,” she added.
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