Let mayors build
Think tank: Labour Together
Author(s): Ben Hopkinson; JP Spencer; David Lawrence
October 1, 2025
This report from UK think tank Labour Together looks at mass transit systems.
The UK has fewer mass transit systems than other European countries. This paper, co-authored with the Centre for British Progress, argues that giving metro mayors the power to fund and approve new infrastructure could usher in a new wave of building. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, writes the foreword.
