Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says the government should prioritise an east-west line through Manchester to Leeds, before building the northern section of HS2.

'You fly up the southern half of the country and trundle up the northern half.'

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham believes the Conservative party have treated northerners as 'second-class citizens' amid reports HS2 to Manchester has been shelved.

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