Government brutally mocked for using HS2 money meant to ‘level up the North’ for improving roads in London
‘Wait, what?! Nearly a quarter of a billion quid to be spent on London roads – and this is badged as a “Network North” project?’
‘Wait, what?! Nearly a quarter of a billion quid to be spent on London roads – and this is badged as a “Network North” project?’
“They’re illustrative of why you can never trust the Tories”
The Mayor condemned the Westminster system for hoarding power at the centre which ‘gives as little power away as possible’.
As Rishi Sunak confirms rest of HS2 rail link to be scrapped
“We are straight talking people in the north, so yes or no”
“Why are we always treated as second-class citizens when it comes to transport?”
The government has refused to commit to building the rail line in full
The conference ran out of time
The setback has been described as ‘another betrayal of the Midlands and the North, making a mockery of the government’s empty promises to level up the UK economy.’
The protests come as felling restarts on several key sites of ancient woodland. Pic: Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve.