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Ian Murray: We've got the total Not Spots project, which is £150 million pounds going to be spent in areas where there is no…

On the recordJuly 12, 2026
We've got the total Not Spots project, which is £150 million pounds going to be spent in areas where there is no coverage, so in terms of communities, are communities going to be connected? Well, the cavalry is coming, but communities have to accept the masts, they have to accept the infrastructure for that to be able to happen.
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Ian Murray
Labour Party

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On funding for mobile coverage in not-spot areas.

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