Manchester will be making its case for an underground station at Piccadilly in Parliament next week with the backing of business leaders from across the country. MPs will be looking at the latest HS2 plans which would see high speed rail arrive in the city centre on '15-metre high concrete stilts'.
But local leaders say an underground station would make railways across the North of England more reliable and boost the local economy by £3bn within a decade. Their bid has been backed by London mayor Sadiq Khan and has also recently won the support of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Joined by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, Manchester council leader Bev Craig met with Northern business leaders this morning (June 5) ahead of her appearance in Parliament next week. After the meeting, Mr Burnham said that the city-region is fighting is for the future of the North.
