direct to your inboxThe Government has slashed funding to the body that oversees transport in the north - throwing into jeopardy a plan for London-style smart ticketing and hitting other projects 'across the board'.Transport for the North, the body which oversees transport planning including the £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme to cut journey times between big cities, will lose 40 per cent of its core funding and a fifth of its total annual support for the next financial year.The most significant let-down is the retraction of a promise of £105m for smart ticketing.It's led northern leaders, who are seeking urgent talks with transport secretary Grant Shapps, to question Boris Johnson's election pledge to 'level up' the economy in the.
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