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‘A betrayal of the north’: Tory MPs frustrated at downgraded rail plan
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Senior Conservative MPs, regional leaders and industry figures have accused ministers of betraying the north with a delayed and downgraded £96bn rail plan.
Ministers insisted that money-saving changes – including axing the eastern leg of HS2 and omitting a promised high-speed line across northern England – would bring faster train journeys to more communities up to 10 years earlier than planned.
But experts poured doubt on the idea of rapid progress, warning of delays and disruption for commuters
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