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Is HS2 phase two really a priority, asks Balls

02 April 2015
Balls: faster east-west links a higher priority
Balls: faster east-west links a higher priority

 

A Labour Government might shelve plans to extend HS2 north of Birmingham in favour of improving east-west rail links across northern England, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has suggested.

 In a briefing with regional newspapers, Balls questioned the case for building the second phase of the Government’s high-speed rail plans, which would see the line extended from Birmingham to Manchester and Yorkshire.

According to The Birmingham Post, Balls said “big questions” needed to be...

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