Every transport project Rishi Sunak claims will happen instead of HS2 in the north

Rishi Sunak unveiled today unveiled plans for a new 'network north' which he claimed would improve connectivity in the region - after scrapping the northern section of HS2.

After weeks of speculation, Mr Sunak used his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference to finally confirm that the long-standing plans for the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the brand-new high-speed line were being shelved.

However, he pledged that he would 'reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new transport projects in the north and the midlands, across the country,' including road, rail and bus schemes improvement schemes.

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He dubbed the new project 'Network North' and said it would 'join up our great cities in the North and Midlands.' "No government has ever developed a more ambitious scheme for northern transport," he claimed.

Mr Sunak promised train journeys from Manchester on a 'fully electrified line' to a new station in Bradford in 30 minutes, Sheffield in 42 minutes and Hull in one hour and 24 minutes.

He also said the government would 'protect the £12 billion to link up Manchester and Liverpool as planned' and that they would 'engage with local leaders on how best to deliver the scheme.'

He name-checked a number of projects that would be now be prioritised, however did not give any more information or costing for any.

These included:

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Mr Sunak said that the redirecting of the funds from HS2 to other projects would 'will make a real difference across our nation.'

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