Outrage as minister says 'not much point' in Northern Powerhouse Rail's new high-speed Manchester to Leeds line
Local leaders have reacted angrily after a government minister said there 'wasn't much point' in building Northern Powerhouse Rail in full.
READ MORE: This is Awaab - the little boy who died after being exposed to damp and mould in his home "The line itself can deliver a 33-minute journey from Manchester to Leeds, quadruple nearly the capacity of that line, and do so without having to wait an extra 20 years beyond the delivery of what the upgrade can do," Mr Shapps said."It’s not true to say we’re not delivering on what we said we would do on levelling up the north," he added.
Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, has said scaling back the rail line would be a "serious setback to levelling up." He said reverting to Mr Johnson's plans would mean the Tories were "still falling short of the ambition in the 2019 manifesto on which they were elected."
And earlier this week the new Transport Secretay Mark Harper distanced himself from Ms Truss' commitment.
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