A public inquiry into the Government's handling and axing of the HS2 rail route to Manchester should be held, transport leaders in Greater Manchester have agreed.
And a resolution has also been passed by councillors on an influential transport committee supporting calls for the land along the proposed route into and around the city to be protected from a 'fire sale'.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the HS2 leg to Manchester would be cancelled at the Conservative Party conference held in Manchester earlier this month.
It means the high-speed railway line, currently being built between London and Birmingham, will not reach the North of England as initially planned. READ MORE: Man, 22, killed after 'disturbance' with hunt underway to find attackers READ MORE: CPS issues statement after coroner rules Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed Instead Mr Sunak announced 'Network North', which he claimed would improve connectivity in the region.
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