HS2

It comes as part of £1 billion worth of new funding that the Government is dedicating to bus services across the North and the Midlands. Picture: James Hardisty

Bus services to benefit from £31m funding boost as £2 fare cap to be extended

A total of 42 per cent of all services fail to reach the city’s central station on time, data from On Time Trains suggests.

Damning report shows 42 per cent of trains are delayed or cancelled

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the Government will “reinvest every single penny” into projects across the North. Pictures: WYCA/PA Wire

Council 'cautious' as Sunak pledges £2.5 billion to deliver tram system

An artists impression of light rail trams trains network public transport system for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme across the county. Picture: WYCA

Rishi Sunak 'to deliver' mass transit tram system after HS2 train link axed

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

Tracy Brabin will be one of five Labour mayors to meet in Leeds to call on the Government not to cut HS2 further.

Mayors meeting in Leeds to urge Sunak to stay on track with HS2

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

A dedicated HS2 track between Birmingham and Leeds was scrapped, despite years of planning

Council leader 'frustrated' over delays into HS2 study

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs

Many have cast doubt over the authenticity of the plans however having been let down by past broken promises. Picture: Isaac Parkin/PA

'All broken promises': Doubt cast on mass transit plan

Full financial backing to the long proposed redevelopment of Leeds station was among a host of recommendations made by the committee. Picture: Simon Hulme.

Government urged to rethink HS2 rollout and back Leeds station redevelopment

An artists impression of what the new HS2 trains could look like. Manufacturers Hitachi and Alstom have signed a £2bn contract to build a fleet of trains to serve the new network.

Grant Shapps says passengers will 'see HS2 trains rolling into Leeds'

Tracy Brabin has been calling on the Government to build HS2 in full

HS2: Tracy Brabin says Leeds has been left 'in limbo' for six months

Major changes are required at Leeds railway station if the Integrated Rail Plan is to be delivered, it has been suggested.

Leeds station 'needs massive redevelopment for Integrated Rail Plan to work'

Tracy Brabin and Ben Still giving evidence to the Transport Select Committee in Leeds.

HS2 cancellation tears up decade of development planning for Leeds, Brabin says

The eastern leg of the HS2 would have seen a new high-speed rail line between Leeds and Manchester via central Bradford. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Mayor demands government clarification as fallout from doomed HS2 link continues

Rail Minister Wendy Morton receives an update on the £161m upgrade of Leeds Station

Minister defends plans for £100m HS2 study after Leeds is cut from route

Here’s what Leeds gets instead, and what this is likely to mean for the city and the wider region.

What will Leeds actually get from transport plans?

Leeds City Council Chief Executive Tom Riordan

Leeds council chiefs want more detail on planned £100m high speed rail study

The cancellation of the HS2 eastern leg, as well as the proposed east-to-west Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme, has meant no new rail lines will be built in West Yorkshire over the coming years

We will not give up on high speed rail for West Yorkshire, say regional chiefs

The cancellation of the HS2 eastern leg, as well as the proposed east-to-west Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme, has meant no new rail lines will be built in West Yorkshire over the coming years, with the government opting instead to improve the region’s existing tracks in its new Integrated Rail Plan (IRP). Picture: Andrew Fox/Getty Images.

We will not give up on new high speed rail lines for West Yorkshire, say chiefs

The decision announced by government last week to scrap the Leeds leg of the HS2 has been welcomed by the local Liberal Democrats group. Picture: Andrew Fox/Getty Images.

Senior Leeds councillor welcomes scrapping of HS2 Eastern leg

'High-speed rail has never been about trains to London' says Leader of Leeds City Council James Lewis.

'High-speed rail has never been about trains to London' - YEP Opinion

Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially confirmed the official cancellation of the Eastern leg of the HS2 as part of yesterday's Integrated Rail Plan. Picture: Andrew Fox/Getty Images.

Business leaders react to "frustrating cancellation" of HS2 Leeds leg

West and South Yorkshire Mayor's Tracy Brabin and Dan Jarvis have questioned whether the Government can now be trusted following more "broken promises". Picture: Gary Longbottom.

Mayor casts doubt on likelihood of Leeds tram link

"Sadly not surprising": Leeds Council leader reacts to scrapping of HS2 line

The HS2 Eastern leg to Leeds will be dropped in the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed.

Transport in Leeds: A history of HS2 and city's mass transit plans

HS2 has been culled

Why the Government has failed Leeds in scrapping HS2 - YEP Letters

Leeds MP accuses Government of "lies" as the HS2 is officially cancelled

Boris Johnson has axed the Leeds leg from the HS2 scheme, despite promises it would go ahead.
Picture: Getty Images.

Anger as Leeds stretch is dropped from the government's HS2 plans

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin looks set to miss out on Eastern leg of HS2 despite making it a priority on election. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

City chiefs react as Rail Plan is expected to announce Leeds HS2 cancellation

The HS2 link to Leeds is now expected to be cancelled.

HS2 'won't reach Leeds' as Integrated Rail Plan published within days

Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon joined West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin at Leeds Railway Station to vocalise their continued support for the HS2 plan. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Scrapping Leeds leg of HS2 would constitute 'government betrayal'

The high-speed route has been bitterly opposed by local councillors and campaign groups in Wakefield

10 things you said: Sources expect Birmingham to Leeds leg of HS2 to be scrapped

The council says it wants to more than double the number of rail and bus users, while increasing cycling by “400 per cent”

War of words over new Leeds transport strategy

The high-speed route has been bitterly opposed by local councillors and campaign groups in Wakefield

End of the line for HS2? Sources expect Birmingham to Leeds leg to be axed