Rachel Reeves is considering seeking private finance to pay for a £9bn highway and tunnel across the river Thames to the east of London in an effort to keep the costs off the government’s books.
Investors in the Lower Thames Crossing would receive returns from the toll road in exchange for bankrolling the project, potentially on indefinite or 125-year contracts, according to two people close to the Treasury discussions.
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