MPS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR REOPENING SKIPTON TO COLNE LINE
- David Penney
- Nov 5
- 1 min read
4 November 2025
SELRAP Media Release
MPS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR REOPENING SKIPTON TO COLNE LINE
Following a meeting at Westminster (3 November), Peter Bryson, chair of SELRAP, said:
“Our local MPs' continuing support for this vital project is greatly appreciated.
“We now need our leaders in Lancashire and Yorkshire to work together, in partnership with ministers, to quickly make this project a reality.
“The onus is also firmly on the Leeds MP, Rachel Reeves, to reverse decades of Whitehall bureaucrats ignoring marginalised communities in the North.
“For a tiny fraction of the cost of HS2 and other big projects down south, replacing the 12-mile 'Missing Link' would drive growth, tackle deprivation and transform connectivity.”
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Government's latest ranking of the country's most deprived boroughs (30 October 2025) shows Burnley moving from 11th to 4th position since 2019. Pendle's position also deteriorated significantly.