Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 project from Birmingham to Manchester and promised to use the £36 billion of savings to fund hundreds of other transport schemes.
He said:"I say to those who backed the project in the first place, the facts have changed. And the right thing to do when the facts change is to have the courage to change direction."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 Sunak said he would spend “every single penny” of the £36 billion saved from scrapping the northern leg of HS2 on new transport projects in theDid 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.
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