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At a glance: what was in Rachel Reeves speech?

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Rachel Reeves set out a series of major announcements on infrastructure projects.

She promised to go "further and faster" than previous governments after years of sluggish growth.

Reeves promised to build " Europe 's Silicon Valley " between Oxford and Cambridge .

Funding confirmed for transport projects, including new services on an East-West Rail line.

Most of the announcements were focused on England , where the government has greater controls over planning and infrastructure.

But Reeves said the government was "working with the devolved governments to ensure the benefits of growth can be felt across Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland " He claimed government backing for the Wrexham and Flintshire Investment Zone in Wales would attract 1bn to the area.

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