Voters in focus groups say the Government downgrading northern rail links was 'a kick in the teeth', and suggested it made them 'question the overall economic situation' of the region.
Voters in focus groups say the Government downgrading northern rail links was “a kick in the teeth”, and suggested it made them “question the overall economic situation” of the region.Deputy Political EditorNorthern voters believe the UK’s failure to build rail infrastructure is “baffling” and is damaging efforts to close the region’s economic divide with the South, a focus group suggests.
The focus group by Field Research on behalf of the High Speed Rail Group of firms with expertise in the field came after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wasafter another apparent U-turn on the rail links. The focus group showed the cynicism was matched by voters in Leeds, who insisted transport investment “should be the number one priority for the Government” in addressing the North-South divide.“It wasn’t surprising, but what a kick in the teeth for the North when they said HS2 wouldn’t reach Leeds,” one voter said.
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