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'HS3 key to creating Northern jobs'

Plans for another high speed rail link dubbed 'HS3' is the key to creating Northern jobs and growth says a Manchester MP.

Lib Dem's member for South Manchester John Leech has called on the government to implement the Higgins report on HS3 on the same timetable as HS2 plans.

The report, published today, calls for a HS3 scheme to connect the north’s great cities, cutting journey times, boosting businesses and create more jobs and security for people in the north. The journey between Manchester and Leeds could be cut from 55 minutes now to between 26 and 34 minutes.

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"This report is good news for Manchester jobs and the economy, and I urge the Government to accept it on the same timetable as HS2. I have long argued that Manchester and the north need to maximise the number of jobs and growth it creates from HS2 and this report on HS3 spells out how that is done."

“This is another boost for Manchester, coming on top of the Greater Manchester City Deal which was announced in 2012 and £200m extra funding for local transport schemes.”

– John Leech MP