HS2 Phase 2: The icing on the cake

Leader of the Council Cllr John Clancy’s response to today’s news that the government has confirmed the route for the second phase of the high-speed rail line HS2, from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds.
The decision to press ahead with HS2 Phase 2 is great news for Britain and even better news for Birmingham and the West Midlands because this region will uniquely benefit from being at the very heart of the high speed rail network.
Confirmation of Phase 1 from