U.K. Begins Search for Free Ports as Spending Pledges Mount

Government continues focus on infrastructure before budget
Weekend saw more pledges of spending in Northern England

A container ship sits anchored dockside at the Port of Felixstowe in Felixstowe, U.K.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By David Goodman

February 9, 2020 at 10:00 PM UTC

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February 10, 2020 at 12:01 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is kicking off a search for the locations of 10 new free ports in its effort to boost growth in post-Brexit Britain.