Construction union UCATT have welcomed the Government’s decision to go ahead with a high-speed rail link.

UCATT support the scheme, which will help to better distribute jobs and investment throughout Britain. In order to ensure this fully occurs UCATT believes that the high-speed lines must be extended to Leeds and Manchester at the earliest possible date.

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Steve Murphy, General Secretary of UCATT, said: "The development of high speed rail will provide a vital shot in the arm to the whole country especially regions which have suffered from under investment for decades."

Mr Murphy, added: "The project will create thousands of construction jobs initially while the line is being built and in the long term as these vital improvements in infrastructure will encourage future investment opportunities."

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