Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox As Conservative Party conference kicks off in Manchester once again, the Prime Minister has promised a major transport announcement in the coming days to lift the spirits of those seeking a ‘levelling up’ deal for the city region.
Speaking to the M.E.N. during a visit to Gorton’s HideOut youth centre, Boris Johnson said he would be making some ‘very big announcements’ about northern transport links, as Andy Burnham and other local leaders spend conference lobbying ministers for a £1bn-plus levelling-up deal.
At conference this week Tory MPs and critics alike will be looking for more detail on what the Prime Minister truly means by ‘levelling up’.
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