<p>Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in the 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes</p><p>John Healey is to announce a £7m fund to examine a potential future bid to host the Olympics in northern England in his first budget as chancellor.</p><p>The fund will be used to carry out a full feasibility study for a northern Games, which, if successful, would be held in the north of England in the 2040s.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/24/northern-olympics-campaign-funds-john-healey-budget">Continue reading...</a>
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Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget
<p>Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in the 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes</p><p>John Healey is to announce a £7m fund to examine a potential future bid to host the Olympics in northern England in his first budget as chancellor.</p><p>The fund will be used to carry out a full feasibility study for a northern Games, which, if successful, would be held in the north of England in the 2040s.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/24/northern-olympics-campaign-funds-john-healey-budget">Continue reading...</a>