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Friday briefing: UK Government “not wasting a minute” with new Manchester United stadium plans

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21 March 2025 - 4:30 AM

The UK Government is ready to “crack on” with Manchester United’s new stadium plans, according to Lisa Nandy, the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Nandy said: “We are impatient to get the economy growing again and get projects like this off the ground. We’re not wasting a minute.

“Manchester United have to make their own plans and satisfy their own investors. What we have to do as a Government is maximise the benefits of projects like

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