Universal chooses Bedford to be location of its first theme park in Europe

Keir Starmer hails visitor attraction – set to open in 2031 – as a way to bring jobs and growth to region

First Beijing, and now Bedford: a “transformative” new British tourist magnet is coming to the home counties – just off the A421.

A former brickworks will be the site of a new multibillion-pound theme park from the entertainment behemoth Universal, the government confirmed on Wednesday.