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Manchester-Leeds high-speed line in Osborne’s northern vision

POLICY

Andrew Forster
27 June 2014
Osborne: new roads too
Osborne: new roads too

 

The Chancellor George Osborne this week announced plans for a high-speed rail connection between Manchester and Leeds as part of a drive to create a new ‘Northern Powerhouse’ spanning the economies of the North’s big cities.

Osborne also signalled a new push for elected mayors across the cities of the north and said they should have “similar powers to the mayor of London”. 

Speaking in Manchester, the Chancellor said his plans would create a more...

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