South Yorkshire mayor: Scrapping northern leg of HS2 'catastrophe' for the North

HS2 will start at Euston rather than Old Oak Common - but between Birmingham and Manchester it will not be high speed, Paste BN understands.

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The Labour mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, has told Paste BN if the Manchester leg is scrapped it will be a "catastrophe" for the North.
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