Senate approves trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill

President Joe Biden turns back to answer a question after speaking about the coronavirus pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, the White House announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The US Senate has approved a trillion-dollar (£722 billion) infrastructure plan after a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joined forces to deliver a cornerstone of Joe Biden’s agenda.

The 69-30 tally provides momentum for this first phase of the president’s Build Back Better priorities, which will now head to the House of Representatives.