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UK prime minister said Northern Powerhouse Rail would be built in full between Liverpool and Hull via Bradford
Cultural project is product of government attempts to stimulate post-crash economy
UK prime minister vows to stick to tax-cutting plans despite gilt sell-off resuming
Increase in FDI is only ‘notable success’ of Northern Powerhouse project, says former Treasury minister
Local Conservatives back plans but mini-Budget triggers wider scepticism around northern town
New investment zones could tap into a single pot of ‘levelling up’ money
New UK prime minister readies tax-cutting mini-Budget and says she is prepared to be unpopular
Thousands greet new monarch in Cardiff — alongside vocal republican minority
Local authorities issue warning about impact of soaring construction costs on Tory flagship policy
Citizens and tourists from diverse backgrounds pay their respects as country enters period of national mourning
Transpennine Express move will pile pressure on rail industry and north of country after summer of disruption
Avanti managing director Phil Whittingham will leave the company on September 15
Boycott adds to campaigns against soaring cost of living in the UK
Health experts call on government to intervene over rising energy bills and falling living standards
Rundown community was already living on a financial ‘knife edge’ before huge rise in price cap
Next PM should ban ‘no-fault’ evictions and end rough sleeping by 2024, say 29 groups
Invocation of former PM provokes complicated emotions in region that suffered pit closures but welcomed Nissan
Extra £130mn announced to support ‘vital services’ in wake of pandemic as transport faces more strike action
Burnham and Khan demand operator Avanti loses its contract unless trains are reinstated
Elected politicians in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands want control over adult technical skills
It may have been a slippery election slogan, but the regional inequality it purported to solve is all too real
Co-author of Tory’s 2019 manifesto joins former ministers in urging Sunak and Truss to stick with policy
South Shields took the government at its word and developed a plan based on clean energy. But some fear Westminster will lose interest
More than 150,000 Conservatives are set to elect the party leader, but data on this group can be hard to come by
Watchdog finds constant changes have delayed Transpennine project by more than a decade
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