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'Landowners are not the blocker' – CLA responds as Chancellor threatens compulsory purchase in Oxford-Cambridge corridor

Rachel Reeves has said she wants to make the corridor the UK’s ‘Silicon Valley’

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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'Landowners are not the blocker' – CLA responds as Chancellor threatens compulsory purchase in Oxford-Cambridge corridor

The CLA has flagged concerns to the Chancellor following comments she made about compulsory purchase of land in the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor. Ms Reeves is expected to double funding for...

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