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Rishi Sunak pulled the plug on the planned Birmingham-Manchester sections of the controversial high speed rail link earlier this week, pledging to instead re-invest the money in alternative schemes such as road projects.
Part of the Crewe-Manchester se…
Police[1] have been forced to shut off a road after a tree collapsed. And the incident in Macclesfield[2] comes as the county is set for a grim day of heavy downpours and strong winds.
Officers were called out to Shrigley Road this morning where the tr…
The West Midlands will benefit from more frequent trains, more capacity and faster journeys in a major funding boost to create stronger public transport networks.
A total of £36 billion in savings from HS2 will be reinvested in hundreds of transport pr…
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailRishi Sunak[1] axed HS2[2] north of Birmingham today, claiming it would free up £36 billion to spend on other transport projec…
“Any claim that HS2 is an England and Wales scheme is over. It is clear that HS2, or the remnants of it, is an England-only scheme. The UK Government now needs to step up and give Wales the money we are already owed from this failed project.”
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As pressure grows on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to make an announcement about the future of the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the HS2 line, we take a look back at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s failed £800,000 bid to secure a stop in the city on the h…
Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 ‘will not be high speed and will use existing West Coast Mainline track’This would confirm speculation that northern leg of project has been shelved By Katherine Lawton[1] and James Tapsfield[2] Published: 20:34, 3…
What is the HS2 route map now and why is the Northern leg to Manchester ‘being cancelled’?All you need to know about HS2 route map as Manchester leg may be scrappedBy Zac Campbell[1] Published: 13:19, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 13:19, 3 October 20…
HS2 chaos as Rishi Sunak faces Tory revolt for ‘ditching Manchester leg over spiralling costs’ – but STILL won’t confirm the bombshell move in conference interviews and says everything is ‘going well’Source said PM is expected to confirm scrapping of M…
A rail group will press for funding for the electrification of the North Wales main line and other major investments if the HS2 link to Manchester is scrapped. A day of chaos at the Tory party conference yesterday has left the northern leg of the proje…