Rachel Reeves holds Q&A as govt reveals plans for brand spanking new Birmingham to Manchester rail line

Watch dwell as Chancellor Rachel Reeves holds a Q&A.

It comes after the federal government introduced a brand new rail line will probably be constructed between Birmingham and Manchester.

However, no timescale for when it could be constructed has been offered – or another particulars, resembling how it will likely be funded.

The Treasury says it desires a brand new Birmingham-Manchester rail line, nevertheless it won’t be "a reinstatement of HS2".

Read extra on the Sky News web site: https://news.sky.com/story/new-birmingham-to-manchester-rail-line-to-be-built-but-govt-provides-no-timeline-13493926

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