RISHI SUNAK is reviewing major infrastructure projects including a high-speed rail line in northern England as the Prime Minister seeks to plug a £50 billion black hole, according to a minister.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps hinted that Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool and Hull would be scaled back, saying that “there isn’t much point” in the project.

The manifesto in which the Tories won the 2019 election promised the service between Leeds and Manchester.