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Sunak sinks Northern Powerhouse Rail hopes

The prime minister has reversed his predecessor’s promise to build the Northern Powerhouse Rail line in full.

Liz Truss pledged to build the long-promised line from Liverpool to Hull, with a major interchange at Bradford, during the Conservative Party conference last month.

But on Wednesday Downing Street said Rishi Sunak’s focus was not on “additional pledges” made by the Truss administration.

The FT (£)

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