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£27bn roads plan in doubt after Shapps overrode official advice

Exclusive: transport secretary dismissed guidance calling for review of environmental impact

  • UK government’s own climate laws may halt roadbuilding plans

A £27bn expansion of England’s road network has been thrown into doubt after documents showed the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, overrode official advice to review the policy on environmental grounds, the Guardian can reveal.

It has been a legal requirement to take into account the environmental impact of such projects since 2014. Shapps appears to have pressed ahead despite the advice of civil servants in his own department.

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