"The prospects of meeting ambitions for the North" will be reduced because of the decision to reduce HS2 and cut Northern Powerhouse Rail, a report by MPs has concluded.
The Transport Select Committee also said the evidence base for the £96bn Integrated Rail Plan is "insufficient" while the proposals "have already left some towns and cities very disappointed".
In a newly-published report , the committee addressed the reduction of the HS2 Eastern Leg and the choice of option 1 for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and said it would limit the "vital capacity needed for growth".
