Ministers who say they support the North must come out against no deal Brexit: Yorkshire Post Letters

I think it is only right that The Yorkshire Post should claim some credit for the enhanced powers of the Northern Powerhouse Minister and the support of your paper for our One Yorkshire project is most welcome.

But I do think that, bearing in mind the fact that all newly appointed (and promoted) Ministers have had to sign up to a possible “no deal” Brexit scenario, Mr Berry and other ministers with responsibilities in the North, should now be challenged as to how such a situation would be of help to our region?

Plans for a new electrified Leeds-Manchester (that way round please!) railway, and extra fiscal boosts to our industries and service sector are all very well but are they guaranteed to proceed if we are at the same time subjected to a massive economic “shock” following our leaving the EU?

I remain concerned that we are losing out here in Yorkshire, both in the ideas sphere and in the influence on Government. It’s bad enough that we now have a Government hell bent on getting out of the EU at whatever cost, but also one which so far has given no assurances to those of us on the east of the Pennines as to our constitutional or economic future.