Reeves will fund the DLR extension

Rachel Reeves is set to give the green light to a proposal to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead in a major expansion of London’s transport network.

The move, which would mark the first extension to a London train line since the Overground extension to Barking Riverside in July 2022, promises to create 10,000 jobs and unlock the development of as many as 30,000 much-needed new homes.

The development is among the top infrastructure priorities for which London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London have been seeking government funding. Other plans in need of funding include a southern extension to the Bakerloo line and the creation of a North-South Crossrail Two project.

‘Vote of confidence’ in London

Khan said: “I’m really pleased t

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