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Minister backs high-speed rail to Manchester and Leeds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11465786
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The government will back plans for high-speed rail links to Manchester and Leeds, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said.
The planned new 250mph rail route between London and Birmingham aims to cut the journey time to 49 minutes.
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Mr Hammond said plans would "transform the economy" in north-east England.
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How?
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He said it would help rebalance economies that the government believed had become too dependent on the public sector - by encouraging business investment in regions which have been considered too far away from London.
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Oh it won't mean that people will commute from the North East to work in London then.
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