of the £71bn project, adding that a decision on the future of the Manchester section would be taken “in due course”.
“The business community has been very clear about the devastating impact this would have on investor confidence in the UK. We hope the Prime Minister will listen to our concerns.” “The two schemes are part of one network, sharing the most valuable stretch of the route between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly,” he said.
Manchester’s leading nightlife entrepreneur also criticised the Government’s position, claiming “it makes a joke of the Conservative’s claim on levelling up the country”., the co-creator of the Parklife festival and owner of the super-club Warehouse, added: “You’ve got the Government talking about one of their main agendas being levelling up, and it’s just simply not the case. This is the perfect example of that.