Letters: Readers, including Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, the mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool city region respectively, respond to Simon Jenkins’ article advocating the scrapping of HS2
We write in response to Simon Jenkins’ article . HS2 is backed by leaders in the north. The capacity that HS2 provides makes Northern Powerhouse Rail possible, and without both we won’t reach our economic potential. In the north, we have been held back because of a transport infrastructure that is simply not good enough, with a lack of capacity to support fast and frequent connections for routes serving our towns and cities.
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