Tory MPs in Greater Manchester will today come under pressure to vote against the Government's Integrated Rail Plan after the proposals sparked a huge backlash from Northern leaders. Labour will use an Opposition Day debate to force a vote on the controversial vision for the North's railways, which includes scaled-back plans for the high speed HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) projects.
What government’s cut-price Northern rail plan will mean for Greater Manchester
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This morning government finally announced its plans for high speed rail to and within the North of England, after fevered speculation that it would deliver a cut price version of original plans.
The plan announced by Grant Shapps does deliver part of what Northern leaders had asked for - but far from all, cutting their requested investment roughly in half and replacing much of the new track originally requested with upgrades to existing routes.
Instead of a 40-mile new high speed line all the
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