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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40723993

Mayors and council leaders from five cities in northern England will hold a summit with business leaders next month to press ministers for more investment.

They are concerned that the government has become less committed to the idea of a Northern Powerhouse after David Cameron and George Osborne departed.

The cities are Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds.

Minister Jake Berry said the mayors were "scaremongering" as billions were being spent across the region.

The mayors and council leaders said statements from Transport Secretary Chris Grayling in particular had caused them "confusion and concern".




'TransPennine flashpoint'

BBC political correspondent Iain Watson says the flashpoint appears to have been the possibility that not all of the TransPennine rail route will now be electrified.

This has been seen previously as a symbol of the government's commitment to the Northern Powerhouse.

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