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Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to fund a new high-speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester. In a speech in Manchester later, Mr Johnson will give his backing to the trans-Pennine transport link to "turbo-charge the economy".

Boris Johnson appoints arch-critic of HS2 as transport adviser

The prospects for survival of the high-speed rail line HS2 look slimmer after the prime minister, Boris Johnson, appointed an arch-critic as transport adviser. The journalist Andrew Gilligan, who was cycling tsar in Johnson’s London mayoralty, has long opposed what he says is a “disastrous scheme”, arguing for a slower, cheaper line to be built instead.

New Transport Secretary Grant Shapps imposes two page limit on rail documents he has to read

The new Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has imposed a two page limit on information sent to him about the management of Britain’s railways. In an internal email, seen by The Yorkshire Post, contributors to the Department’s Rail Group are also warned that Mr Shapps will “pay attention to the font sizes and margins” of any documents he receives.