JUST half of the controversial HS2 rail link will get the green light today.
Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands and Leeds links are being suspended.
Just half of the controversial HS2 rail link will get the go ahead as the northern spurs have been suspended
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give approval for the London to Birmingham leg of the high speed railway line.
One hundred workers on the northern section of the project, set to cost more than 106billion, have been sacked.
Emails leaked to HOAR show global engineering consultancy Environmental Resource Management is axing staff from a 120million contract around Leeds.
They were told the second phase of the 250mph high speed line was being scaled back just six days after the Torys election landslide.
In an email to staff, a senior manager revealed the large majority of our Phase 2b work is being suspended.
In a bid to appease Tory doubters, Mr Johnson will also today lay out full details of his National Bus Strategy.
The 5billion project will also see 1,000 miles of cycle links. In a bid to keep costs to a minimum the PM has stripped the HS2 board of control over the redevelopment of Londons Euston station.
Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald said: HS2 has been appallingly mismanaged.
In a bid to soften the blow, Boris Johnson will today lay out the full details of his National Bus Strategy
