<ul><li>Reeves urged to fund grassroots social infrastructure like parks, community centers, and libraries in left-behind areas to promote growth.</li><li>Icon commission identifies 613 critical local areas and calls for community-led regeneration schemes in these areas with high unemployment and lower productivity.</li><li>Reeves plans additional £113bn in capital spending over 5 years, including £15bn on transport projects to support growth.</li><li>MPs emphasize the importance of social infrastructure alongside traditional economic projects to improve neglected communities and foster connections.</li></ul>

Reeves urged to fund libraries, parks and social centres in left-behind areas

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