“Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary has cast doubt on plans to dual the A1 north of Newcastle. Mary Creagh accused the Government of resurrecting the long-awaited road improvement scheme for political reasons, eight years after it was rejected. Speaking to The Journal at Westminster, she said: “They suddenly realised ‘oh we need shovel-ready popular infrastructure projects, oh let’s have some roads’.” She highlighted the 2006 study which rejected long-awaited dualling plan, warned that Labour was carrying out a review of all spending and that she could not commit to any specific projects.” Newcastle Journal 20th October 2014 Read more here.