West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin says the Labour Party’s General Election manifesto must include a promise to build a mass transit network in her region.

The Labour mayor has told her party a commitment to deliver the multi-billion pound public transport network “must be in your manifesto if you believe in the North”.

She said the pledge needs to be set out “in print” ahead of the next election as that will encourage private investors back the ambitious project, which promises to connect towns and cities across the region, including Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Huddersfield.

Tracy Brabin tells Labour a major transport project 'must be in your manifesto'