Phoinike

Main Menu

  • Albania Real Estate
  • Albania Lending
  • Albania Credit
  • Albania Economy
  • Loans

Phoinike

Header Banner

Phoinike

  • Albania Real Estate
  • Albania Lending
  • Albania Credit
  • Albania Economy
  • Loans
Albania Credit
Home›Albania Credit›Prime Minister ‘betrayed the North’ by cutting HS2 Leeds link, says Keir Starmer

Prime Minister ‘betrayed the North’ by cutting HS2 Leeds link, says Keir Starmer

By Blake G. Keller
November 18, 2021
0
0


TToday Transport Secretary Grant Shapps unveiled the government’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), which confirmed the removal of the eastern section of HS2 to Leeds and the reduction of the Northern Powerhouse Rail between Manchester and Leeds.

See the post at 3:37 p.m. for an overview of the main elements of the new plan.

The PM has met backlash from both sides of the political spectrum, but in particular from conservative Red Wall MPs, who believe the North is being betrayed by the decision to cut part of the HS2 extension.

Conservative Huw Merriman, chairman of the Transport Select Committee, accused Boris Johnson of “selling perpetual sun” and delivering “moonlight” on rail projects for northern England.

Another Tory MP said he was “deeply disappointed” by the rail announcement as his constituency, Keighley in West Yorkshire, is one of the most “socially disadvantaged” areas in the UK.

Labor shadow secretary Jim McMahon called the announcement a “big train theft”, while Sir Keir Starmer accused Mr Johnson of “disappointing everyone in the North”.

However, Mr Shapps insisted the IRP would cut travel times in the region with 110 miles of new high-speed line and Dominic Raab called the government’s revised rail plan a “win-win” this morning. .

Check out the 3:03 PM post to see a breakdown of the top 10 routes that lost the most from the revised HS2 plan and the graph below to see which routes are affected.


Related posts:

  1. Man jumps through car window to stop reckless driver
  2. Tight race in the Albanian parliamentary vote
  3. Balkans rocked as leaked memo explores ethnic redefinition of Bosnia’s borders
  4. Albania’s Unum festival ‘100% guaranteed to move forward’ in June

Recent Posts

  • Roma end 60-year wait as Zaniolo seal Europa Conference League crown | Europa Conference League
  • Zahid: Giving a cash advance of RM1.3m to the police football club is in line with the charity’s aims to help the needy; it’s not CBT
  • Overlapping crises in the Western Balkans
  • Tottenham in £25m bid for Frankfurt star seen as huge upgrade for Conte; Arsenal turn to rivals striker amid Gabriel Jesus frustration
  • Charlotte businessman ran a $7 million Ponzi scheme, SEC says

Archives

  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020

Categories

  • Albania Credit
  • Albania Economy
  • Albania Lending
  • Albania Real Estate
  • Loans
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy