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.
The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) saw a proposed new high speed line between Leeds and Manchester dropped, with the Government's plan based partly on existing TransPennine route track.
Northern leaders' preferred option for the first stage of NPR - a new line from Manchester to Leeds, via Bradford - was not taken up by the government in the document,.
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