Rachel Reeves has cast doubt over whether the new Labour government will fulfil Rishi Sunak’s Network North transport plan.
The former Prime Minister announced £36 billion in funding for roads, buses and railways after scrapping the northern leg of HS2. This included electrifying the lines between Leeds, Hull and Sheffield, a mass transit system for West Yorkshire and a new station and connectivity for Bradford.
“The reality is that our economic inheritance is the worst since the Second World War and it means that not everything we want to do we’ll be able to do as quickly as we want. “I think people will appreciate a government that is at least honest about things. “I’m not going to make promises I can’t keep, that’s what previous governments did - I’m going to be different, we’re going to deliver our manifesto and I’m always going to say where the money is coming from when I announce new projects.
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