certainty start and end of the decade, the one certainty is start and end of the decade, the one certainty is whether you are building certainty is whether you are building hospitals, private sector infrastructure, a trainline paid for largely infrastructure, a trainline paid for largely by infrastructure, a trainline paid for largely by the public purse, the price largely by the public purse, the price over largely by the public purse, the price over time will go up. at my reflection price over time will go up. at my reflection and response really to lord berkeley s critique is that i agree lord berkeley s critique is that i agree we lord berkeley s critique is that i agree we should have started in the north agree we should have started in the north but agree we should have started in the north but where we are now is that we need north but where we are now is that we need to north but where we are now is that we need to finish euston, get the line to we need t
vehementl. ., , , , ., vehemently. tony has been misleading eole all vehemently. tony has been misleading people all day vehemently. tony has been misleading people all day on vehemently. tony has been misleading people all day on the vehemently. tony has been misleading people all day on the media. vehemently. tony has been misleading people all day on the media. there i people all day on the media. there is investment happening between here where is investment happening between here where i m is investment happening between here where i m sitting in manchester, upgrading where i m sitting in manchester, upgrading the 16 line between leeds and manchester in advance of a new line being and manchester in advance of a new line being built. tony creates a false line being built. tony creates a false choice between investing in new railway lines and upgrading existing new railway lines and upgrading existing ones and he s been doing this since existing ones and he s
phase 2 will run from the west midlands, linking birmingham with manchester. phase 2 is split into two parts. phase 2a will run from birmingham to crewe, whilst phase 2b will extend the route from crewe to manchester and from the west midlands to east midlands parkway. but from the start, the project has been beset by delays and spiralling costs. the london to birmingham line was supposed to open in 2026, but now might not be operational until 2033, causing frustration among some advocates who want to reap the economic benefits they believe will come with shorter journey times. but yesterday, an official watchdog rated the railway line as unachievable. the transport secretary said the delay was down to significant inflationary pressure and increased project costs, meaning
from birmingham to leeds will go ahead. work has already started on phase 1 of the line, which will go from london to birmingham. but the part of the line that would connect crewe to manchester and birmingham to leeds has still not been given the final sign off. and it s the prospect of this so called eastern leg not being completed that s worrying some business leaders and politicians in the north of england. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has been investigating. we re terrible people! it s a decision that the government can t escape. rehearsals for this year s christmas production of wendy and peter pan are already under way here in leeds playhouse. i d like to see the old captain do away with you! but the city has been preparing for hs2 for more than a decade. hs2 will bring with it £50 billion of growth, 40,000 newjobs, and that s got to be money and people that can fill this theatre on a nightly basis. and the levelling up of our country can only happen with invest