Attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has pledged to fund a new high speed rail route between leeds and manchester. Borisjohnson says it will turbo charge the economy. It is thought the new route is part of the governments wider investment commitment to the north of england set to cost around £39 billion. But labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when he was mayor of london. Tom barton reports. In manchester, theyre expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. But the new Prime Minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. I want to be the Prime Minister who does with Northern Powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london, and today, im going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. But while local leaders have welcomed that p
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