Labour mayors urge Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2

Regional leaders express dismay at prospect of ditching high-speed rail project's northern leg

Five Labour mayors have urged Rishi Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2 as it would leave swathes of the north with Victorian transport infrastructure that is unfit for purpose".

Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram say they have been inundated" with concerns from constituents about the potential economic damage that will result from any decision not to proceed with HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) in full".