Markus Campbell-Savours MP delivers £20 million investment for Maryport, Broughton Moor and Flimby

Labour MP for Penrith and Solway Markus Campbell-Savours has successfully secured £20 million for Maryport, including Broughton Moor and Flimby.

The funding will deliver £2 million every year for the next ten years, supporting local jobs, community facilities, green spaces and measures to make the area safer and stronger.

Markus Campbell-Savours said: “I promised to fight for investment in west Cumbria and am proud to have secured this money.

“Labour is delivering – this investment is just one of 146 places around England that will get £20 million each over the next decade.

“I will make sure that the money is spent where local people need it most.”

Markus Campbell-Savours is urging residents to share their views to shape how the money is invested.

Markus Campbell-Savours added: “I fought to secure this funding, but the decisions about how it is used must come from the people who live here. I will keep standing up for my constituents, so every penny delivers for our local communities

“The centre of Maryport has seen investment in the high street in recent years, I am pleased to see that this Labour Government is providing money for the wider community and spending on the places where people live. The last Government concentrated on spending money on town centres I want to see it spent on what the residents want.”

Funding will be distributed by an independent board made up of the MP and representatives from the community. Markus said: “The people will decide how the money is spent.”