'Scrapping HS2 rips the heart out of northern powerhouse rail'
The mayor of Greater Manchester has said he will personally write to the Prime Minister and urge him to not scrap HS2.
After announcing the launch of the Bee Network over the weekend, which aims to bring Greater Manchester's bus services under public control, Mr Burnham pleaded the government to sustain the project.
“And if we’re trapped with that old infrastructure and the southern half of the country has new lines that is a recipe for the north-south divide to become a north-south chasm, the very opposite of the levelling up that we were promised in this Parliament.” Despite this, the project has been plagued by delays and soaring costs. A budget of £55.7 billion was set for the whole project in 2015, however, reports suggest the bill has been driven past £100 billion, with the main factor being recent inflation.
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