Leaders combine to battle for transport cash
Source: Place North West
The figureheads of the North of England’s largest civic authorities have come together to issue a statement demanding the government commit to transport investment in the North.
The leaders will bring together a meeting of civic and business leaders in late August ahead of Parliament’s resumption following the summer recess, a meeting that will help develop a shared strategy.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been a prominent figure on national news this week, calling into question the government’s commitment to London’s Crossrail 2 project and apparent readiness to reduce spend on rail electrification and improvement programmes such as the Northern Hub at Manchester Piccadilly.
Burnham has been joined by Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese and Steve Rotheram, the Mayor of Liverpool City Region, along with Judith Blake, Julie Dore and Joyce McCarty, respectively the leaders of Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle City Councils, in signing a statement highlighting their concerns.
The figureheads of the North of England’s largest civic authorities have come together to issue a statement demanding the government commit to transport investment in the North.
The leaders will bring together a meeting of civic and business leaders in late August ahead of Parliament’s resumption following the summer recess, a meeting that will help develop a shared strategy.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been a prominent figure on national news this week, calling into question the government’s commitment to London’s Crossrail 2 project and apparent readiness to reduce spend on rail electrification and improvement programmes such as the Northern Hub at Manchester Piccadilly.
Burnham has been joined by Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese and Steve Rotheram, the Mayor of Liverpool City Region, along with Judith Blake, Julie Dore and Joyce McCarty, respectively the leaders of Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle City Councils, in signing a statement highlighting their concerns.
