Exclusive: Business leaders and politicians in north of England say scrapping high-speed rail link would threaten businesses and jobs

Abandoning high-speed rail in the north of England would be an “appalling dereliction of responsibility” risking tens of thousands of jobs and “the final nail in the coffin” for levelling up, political and business leaders have warned.

Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 despite a furious response from senior Conservatives and business chiefs.

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