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Leicestershire County Council’s leader is calling for positive action to tackle congestion, following the collapse of a regional research project last week.

Councillor David Parsons has called for talks with Leicester City Council and the Government, after a regional meeting decided not to proceed with further research into multi-million pound public transport improvements.

David Parsons said: “For the sake of this area’s economy, we cannot sit back and let congestion get worse.

“That is why I’m calling for talks with Leicester City Council and representatives of the business community, to see if we can work together to improve public transport.

 “None of this can happen without serious investment and leadership from the Government. I will be urging ministers to review their current approach to tackling congestion to see if they will release millions of pounds now, to achieve the major public transport improvements that we so badly need.”