Elizabeth line

'George Osborne rightly, in my view, claims “new infrastructure opens up new economic activities that couldn’t be imagined at the time”.' PIC: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Government is making a mistake sidelining Northern Powerhouse Rail - YP Letters

John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle and chair of the Northern Research Group of Tory MPs

Tories urge Rishi Sunak to establish 'Northern Powerhouse 2.0'

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Louise Haigh, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport addresses delegates during the Labour Party Annual Conference on September 26, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Labour to renationalise the railways and build Elizabeth Line for the North

Passengers enter the Elizabeth Line platforms at Paddington Station, London, as the new line opened to passengers for the first time last month.

Labour call on Government to build 'Elizabeth Line for the North'

CANCELLED JOURNEY: Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport delivered a ‘hammer blow’ to hopes of transport improvements in the North. Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Derailed projects suggest ‘levelling up’ is empty slogan - Bill Carmichael