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Liz Truss says she will perform U-Turn and deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full as Prime Minister
28.07.2022 - 08:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liz Truss will perform a major U-Turn on Northern Powerhouse Rail if she wins the Tory leadership race, pledging to deliver the project in full.
It would mean tens of billions of pounds of new infrastructure investment and new high speed connections running from Liverpool to Leeds via Manchester and Bradford.
The move would be a reversal of Boris Johnson's much maligned proposal, unveiled last November, which saw the budget for NPR slashed by £24.9bn, with the original vision for a new line replaced with upgrades to existing routes.
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At the time, the Government argued NPR scored lowest on "affordability and value for money", despite internal civil service documents advising it would provide "the greatest increase in connectivity and capacity" of all the options considered.
Northern metro mayors, in a joint letter published last night, said building NPR in full was "critical to unlocking the full potential of the Northern economy in the 21st century and levelling us up with the South".
Ms Truss, speaking exclusively to the Northern Agenda, backed the scheme saying it would "bring better jobs" to the region and address the productivity gap.
She said: "I want to build an aspiration nation that unleashes opportunity for all, no matter where you live or where you grow up. We need to drive growth and business investment to bring new and better jobs to the North.
"We will build the Northern Powerhouse Rail to link up communities and unlock potential across the North. That’s how we will bring better jobs to the North and address productivity.”
The comments come after the Transport Select Committee said Mr Johnson's revised plan should be
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02.08.2022 / 13:21
Spice Girls’ Geri Horner told Liz Truss to “go for” role of Prime Minister
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Moderator Faints, Crashes to Floor While UK Prime Minister Candidates Debate (Video)
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