West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has said the Government’s scaled down HS2 plans “can only feel like they have run out of money”.
The Government sparked a backlash in November with its Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), as northern leaders hit out at the downgraded plans for the HS2 high-speed line and the east-west Northern Powerhouse Rail network.
Giving evidence to the Transport Select Committee in Leeds on Thursday, Labour Mayor Ms Brabin said the news had been “frustrating and disappointing”.
