‘Dishonest’ briefing claim as row over West Yorks rapid transit plans continues

Peter Stonham and Chris Ames
10 February 2026
 

The row over an “independent peer review” that put the £2.5bn West Yorkshire mass transit project back by years has escalated, with an allegation from a senior councillor that the public portrayal of the secret report does not reflect its content. 

Labour metro mayor Tracy Brabin expressed outrage when a Conservative member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), which she leads, claimed that the media and the public were being given a “dishonest”...

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