A WARRINGTON MP has used a Westminster debate to push the case for a high speed rail link between London and the North West.
David Mowat, MP for Warrington South, claims the link would improve UK transport and create more than 40,000 jobs for workers in the North.
He also argued that the project would bring transformational benefits to Warrington and the North West.
Mr Mowat said: “I want to put a couple of things on the record in relation to transformational benefits.
The point is that the North West Chamber of Commerce believes that the scheme will bring £8 billion worth of benefits to my region. Those benefits will accrue to Warrington in the same way that they will accrue to other parts of the country. Let us at least get that clear.”
The route will eventually link London with Manchester and Leeds. Phase 1 includes the construction of a high speed line between London and Birmingham.
Phase 2 will add two additional “legs,” one to Manchester and one to Leeds. Heathrow and Crossrail will also eventually be linked to the network, which will include a connecting spur to the existing West Coast Main Line.
Warrington is one of the possible locations for the connection.
However, the project is under fire from some Labour and Conservative MPs whose constituencies would be affected by the building of the line.
A WARRINGTON MP has used a Westminster debate to push the case for a high speed rail link between London and the North West.MP presses for rail link
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