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Liz Truss commits to £25bn Northern Powerhouse Rail plan ditched by Boris Johnson

The Foreign Secretary, who polls suggest is leading the contest to succeed the outgoing PM, has pledged to fully back Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a move that will cost nearly £25 billion

Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022

Liz Truss revives promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail

Tory leadership frontrunner commits to building Liverpool-Hull line, nine months after government scaled back plans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022

With thousands in Greater Manchester living in poverty we warn Sunak and Truss: Don't turn your back on the North

One in four children in Greater Manchester is living in poverty, but the main Tory contenders to be our next Prime Minister are barely mentioning the promises to 'level up' the country made at the last election.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 25, 2022

Tom Tugendhat vows to save Boris Johnson’s levelling up agenda with ‘vocational Oxbridges’

Tory leadership hopeful pitches himself as champion of the north – and vows to slash fuel duty by 10p

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Tom Tugendhat has the drive to tackle vested interests like the Bank of England, says MP

The former Army officer says the country needs ‘a serious government for serious times’

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022

Who is Ben Wallace? Marriage to ex-assistant, recovering Diana's body and torture comments

After the Tories' disastrous by-election results in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, some Tory MPs may be looking at Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a potential replacement for Boris Johnson...

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022

The Northern Agenda: North's latest grooming bombshell

Oldham follows in the footsteps of Rotherham, Rochdale and Keighley

Manchester Evening News · Jun 20, 2022

Teachers and nurses may join rail workers in next stage of strikes

The railways will be shutting down for three days this week but industrial action could also be taken by teachers and nurses demanding fair pay

Chronicle Live · Jun 20, 2022

Rail strikes: Teachers and nurses may join train workers in next stage of walkouts

Union bosses have warned of potential chaos this week on top of the pandemonium already expected in light of the railways shutting down for three days this week

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022

Spend as much on the North as London if you want to Level Up UK, demands Tory MP

Jake Berry said the North could not afford to rely on politicians in Whitehall

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2022