Boris Johnson's cut-price rail plan for the North has been branded "the great train robbery", with Labour accusing the prime minister of "betraying" the region.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) would slash journey times across the North with 110 miles of new high-speed line.
But closer inspection of the plan reveals the requested investment by northern leaders has roughly been cut in half and instead of the new lines promised, much of the cash will go towards upgrades of existing routes. READ MORE: What government’s rail plan will mean for Greater Manchester Instead of a 40-mile new high speed line all the way from Manchester to Leeds for example, there will be a new line from Warrington
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