Fifty Northern MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the government to “prioritise and accelerate” key infrastructure projects across the region.
In response to the Northern Research Group letter, Barry White, Chief Executive of Transport for the North, said: “A sustained pipeline of Northern infrastructure projects will help us build back better as we emerge from the damaging effects of this pandemic which have hit the North hard.
“In addition to our 30-year plan of how to level-up opportunities through better transport in the North, we have set out a shorter-term five-year Economic Recovery Plan with projects that create up to 20,000 jobs and underpin greener growth for our region.”
“As outlined in the letter from the Northern Research Group, the delivery in full of key projects such as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, along with a strategic focus on the vital transport corridors that link our communities, will be critical.
“It’s promising to see the North’s Conservative MPs throwing further weight behind the policies and investment recommendations of the North’s civic and business leaders.”