Levelling Up is finished, Rishi Sunak has been warned, ahead of an expected announcement to scrap HS2 between Birmingham and The North.
Construction of the high-speed rail link between London, Birmingham and Manchester is still ongoing, with land still being bought up in the North of England with costs continuing to rise.
It has been suggested that a package has been signed off by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, with speculation that improvements to other Northern transport links could be announced in a bit to soften the blow of the announcement at Conservative conference in Manchester.Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Mr Street did not rule out resigning if the Government pressed ahead with the move which will hit the financial plans for Manchester, Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Despite suggestions that an expansion of Northern Powerhouse Rail could be announced to link northern cities, much of the infrastructure involved may well be cut under the expected announcement of HS2 cutbacks.
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