Burnham probes new HS2 funding model

Mayor of Greater Manchester says he would find a way to fund cancelled Birmingham-Manchester section of high-speed line if he becomes PM
 Burnham: ‘There’s a cleverer way of funding this’
 Andy Burnham has said he would reinstate the cancelled Birmingham-Manchester section of HS2 if he became prime minister, outlining a Crossrail-style funding model that would draw on contributions from businesses, developers and increases in land value around new stations.
The mayor