Rishi Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north of England in the face of warnings by…
RISHI Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north in the face of warnings by seniorThe Prime Minister is considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.role, said it would be “crazy” not to reconsider the project in considering the UK’s economic situation.
“And transport infrastructure is a key part of that, not just big rail projects, but also local projects, improving local bus services, fixing pot holes, all of these things make a difference in people’s day-to-day lives.” But he stressed they are connecting towns in the north, east to west, as a “really important part” of creating jobs and growth in the region, while speaking from the Wormley Community Centre in Broxbourne.
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