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East's growing economy must benefit locals - MP

Simon Dedman
BBC News, East of England
Richard Knights/BBC Jess Asato standing at the back of a conference room with rows of blue chairs, which are currently empty. There is a large white screen at the front of the room behind Jess. She has black glasses, pink lipstick and blonde hair.Richard Knights/BBC
Jess Asato said it was important that communities in the East saw the benefits from major infrastructure projects

Communities in the East of England must see the benefit of major infrastructure projects taking place in the region, an MP has said.

Jess Asato, Labour MP for Lowestoft, was speaking at an event aimed at building relationships to help drive growth and work out how to develop the necessary skills for projects such as the Sizewell C nuclear power station.

The East of England's economy is set to be worth £220bn by 2035, according to the Local Government Association and partners.

"The East is hosting a lot of nationally significant infrastructure projects so it's really important that our communities see the benefit of those," said Ms Asato.

"We know the East of England gives back to the Treasury in a net way, but it doesn't always get the investment that it needs.

"So we've been discussing things like 'How we get our transport investment and infrastructure up? How do we decarbonize":[]}