HS2: How will Rishi Sunak's u-turn be met in the North West?

Will voters agree with the PM that it's better to invest in east-west transport links across the North?

"The facts have changed," says Rishi Sunak, "and when that happens you need the courage to change direction."

Mr Sunak's new alternative scheme - Network North - will see investment in hundreds of smaller transport projects across the country. The PM reckons "it's what the North really needs" and that Network North will see towns, rather than just the big cities, receive investment."No-one talks to me about HS2 on the doorsteps of Burnley," said the Lancashire town's MP Anthony Higginbotham.Rather, it was also about capacity, freeing up room on the railway network for freight.

Bolton West and Atherton MP Chris Green thinks the decision should appeal to voters in the region who are "getting to and from work" and have "family commitments ... these things matter on a daily basis".There's always a but though in politics.

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