Labour’s Northern mayors are to make a unified plea to the Prime Minister to not further scale back HS2, as new polling suggests that the North is split on whether to go ahead with the project.
seat of Richmond, told Times Radio: ““I should have been cancelled a few years ago when it was clear that the whole thing was out of control, that the costs were out of control, they wouldn’t be able to ever go to Leeds.
“Now you’ve got this classic problem if you’re halfway through something and it’s been terribly badly managed, really a national disgrace as a project, do you say, well okay that’s it, I’m stopping this, or do you say, well actually now we’re halfway through, we have to at least complete and make sense of the parts that we can still do.”
Yesterday morning, Chris Philp, the Home Office minister insisted that the people of the North are “definitely not” second-class citizens, after Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, claimed. Mr Bunrham told GB News that he will consider legal action against the Government if plans to bring HS2 trains to Manchester fall through.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Grassroots Tories fear Labour attacks over HS2 and urge Sunak to press on with Manchester legOne senior Tory figure in the North West said the cancellation of the Manchester leg of HS2 could 'add to the misery at the ballot box' at the next general election
Consulte Mais informação »
HS2: Labour could change plans for rail line after promising to ‘build it in full’Labour could change its plans for HS2 ahead of the General Election, despite previously promising to build it “in full”.
Consulte Mais informação »
HS2: Five Labour mayors to demand PM keeps project on trackOn Tuesday, Home Office minister Chris Philp said Mr Sunak was reviewing how the cost of HS2 could be ‘controlled’. | ITV National News
Consulte Mais informação »
Ridicule over ‘live scenes from the HS2 just north of Watford’News of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declining to commit to building HS2 to the North today has spawned ridicule on social media.
Consulte Mais informação »
Axing HS2 line to Manchester would 'leave North with Victorian infrastructure'Ex-Chancellor George Osborne and ex-deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine warned that axing the Manchester route would mean 'abandoning' the North and Midlands. | ITV News Granada
Consulte Mais informação »
PM says he is ‘committed to levelling up’ despite declining to back HS2 to NorthRishi Sunak is considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.
Consulte Mais informação »