POLITICAL leaders will today demand a full commitment from the Government to deliver high-speed rail in West Yorkshire - with a new city centre station for Bradford. They are calling for “clarity and reassurance” amid rumours that Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) could be scaled back, following the existing Trans-Pennine line through Huddersfield and Dewsbury rather than building a new high-speed rail line between Leeds and Manchester, which would serve Bradford. Back in 2019 and shortly after becoming Prime Minister, Boris Johnson pledged to fund the latter. While on a visit to Birstall this week and questioned by the Telegraph & Argus if there is still a commitment to NPR with a stop in Bradford city centre, Mr Johnson said: “There is definitely a commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail and a huge investment in railways in the North.