Jack Straw

Former Blackburn MP

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Start with the trains and then extend the motorway

Jack Straw was elected MP for Blackburn in 1979 and served until 2015. During that time he was heavily involved in the building of the M65 and its subsequent extension many years later through to Preston. Here he looks at what he would like to see for the road's future, and other transport links in East Lancashire...