Leeds City Region Investment Week: City leaders united over HS2

LEADERS from Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester were united at property conference MIPIM as they banged the drum in support of the second phase of the high speed rail project.

Sir Albert Bore, leader of Birmingham Council, said the major infrastructure scheme, which will see journey times between the three cities slashed, would "unlock vast potential".

Countering criticism from protestors that the railway, which will extend the high speed line from London to Birmingham being built under phase one to Leeds, Manchester an... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...