"That is a recipe for levelling DOWN... we won't forget it": Andy Burnham rails against possible plans 'to scrap Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg'
The government is set to axe the HS2 leg to Manchester, according to reports this week. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has now said that if the government goes through with abandoning the major rail build, 'as political betrayals go, it's one of the biggest we've ever seen'.


