'Scrapping HS2 to Manchester would be international embarrassment and national outrage'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been warned he is 'risking the cohesion' of the country over HS2, as Labour mayors including Andy Burnham said axing the high-speed rail route to Manchester would result in 'international embarrassment and a national outrage'.
Five mayors including the mayor of Greater Manchester and Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, met in Leeds today after the fate of HS2 to the north was called into question.
They joined fellow mayors Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram to issue a joint plea to the Prime Minister not to cut HS2 further.
Ministers continue to face questions about the fate of the high-profile and expensive project, amid a political backlash over reports the Government is weighing axing the Birmingham-Manchester leg of HS2 over soaring costs. READ MORE: The north was promised the earth, but could be let down once again - it's madness' READ MORE: 'In the dark' mayor and council leader write to Rishi Sunak over 'massive ramifications' of axing HS2 to Manchester The local politicians said that they were open to a “conversation” on the timetable for the project, but complained that the north of England was currently “in the dark” about the next steps.
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