DAVID Cameron has promised a £6.4 billion transport investment in Yorkshire and 100,000 new jobs for the area during a visit to Horsforth this week.

The Prime Minister also pledged more local powers for the regions when he unveiled Conservative plans for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire during a visit to a health software firm.

Mr Cameron told his audience it was the first time any party had set out an economic plan for the regions – and said he didn’t want to see a strong economy based just on London and the South.

He stressed his party’s commitment to giving more powers, money and responsibilities to the cities, with more decisions being made at a local level.

Mr Cameron stressed that the great cities of the North had not become great because of decisions made in Whitehall and he argued that the Conservative manifesto was not just for the UK as a whole but was also for the regions.

Speaking at the new £20 million head office – currently under construction – of TPP, he pledged growth in the Yorkshire economy, with more jobs and tax cuts as well as 360,000 apprenticeships for the area.

He told the audience his party would make a £6.4 billion transport investment in Yorkshire, including an expansion of the M62 to four lanes between Leeds and Manchester, and building a Northern rail hub, in addition to a £50 billion investment in high-speed rail.

During his visit The Prime Minister held up TPP – which is set to take on 400 extra staff – as an example for the rest of the country. He said: “TPP is an example of a great British business with immense potential.”

He also used the visit to warn against protest votes and about allowing a “hellish” combination of Ed Miliband and the SNP into government.

He warned: “This election is not about sending a message, it is not about making a point. It is about choosing a government.”

“Who do you want running this country?”

He urged Pudsey constituents to back Stuart Andrew, who is defending a strong challenge from Labour, and who Mr Cameron said was doing an excellent job.

The Prime Minister also argued that the SNP posed a real threat to the future of the United Kingdom.