Yorkshire politicians voice dismay as plans for high-speed trains to the North are scrapped.
Rishi Sunak scrapping the northern leg of HS2 is a "catastrophe" for Yorkshire, the region's politicians and business leaders have said.
The announcement comes two years after the government cancelled plans for high-speed services to Sheffield and Leeds. South Yorkshire's mayor Oliver Coppard said the decision was "not just a broken promise to the North, it's a catastrophe for the whole of the UK".He told the conference planned upgrades would allow commuters to get from Manchester to a new station in Bradford in 30 minutes, Sheffield in 42 minutes and Hull in 84 minutes on a fully electrified line.
Louise Haigh, Sheffield Heeley MP and Labour's shadow transport secretary, said: "The Conservatives promised Northern Powerhouse Rail 60 times and in three consecutive Conservative manifestos.Speaking before the prime minister's widely-expected announcement, Henri Murison, chief executive of Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said the cancellation of HS2 was a "national tragedy".
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