A new rail line will be built between Birmingham and Manchester, the government has announced. The chancellor says it will be delivered in three phases, with £1bn available today to start purchasing land for the initial phase to improve connections from Sheffield, Bradford and York to Leeds. Overall, the project is said to cost £45bn. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/new-birmingham-to-manchester-rail-line-to-be-built-but-govt-provides-no-timeline-13493926 #railway #transport #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales