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Support for new Erewash M1 junction

Long-heralded plans for a new M1 junction in Derbyshire have the backing of the Prime Minister. Erewash MP, Labour’s Adam Thompson, said the case for a new M1 junction at Sandiacre – dubbed Junction 25a – is now “very good” and has the tacit support of Andy Burnham as well as Government officials. The positive update comes a month after Erewash Borough Council agreed, with cross-party support, to launch an £80,000 economic appraisal into a potential new M1 junction at […]

25 August 2026 14

Borough Wide

MP expresses delight as PM Andy Burnham choses Ilkeston for his first stop on a UK tour

Erewash MP Adam Thompson was delighted to welcome Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Ilkeston on Tuesday 11th August as the first stop on his tour of the country, where he met with local residents, businesses and community groups to discuss the future of Britain’s high streets. The visit follows the Government’s latest announcement to give local communities a greater say over what happens on their high streets and provided an opportunity to showcase the excellent work already being undertaken by […]

11 August 2026 58

Borough Wide

Erewash MP Adam Thompson: “Why I’m backing Andy Burnham.”

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has issued a statement saying why he is in support of Andy Burnham succeeding Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. “At every general election since the Erewash constituency was created in 1983, voters here have chosen the winning party and elected a government MP. For more than forty years, the path to power in this country has always run through Erewash. "Yet in that time, the places we love have been left behind. Good jobs went […]

25 June 2026 1263

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Support for new Erewash M1 junction

MP expresses delight as PM Andy Burnham choses Ilkeston for his first stop on a UK tour

Erewash MP Adam Thompson: “Why I’m backing Andy Burnham.”

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