By Guy Taylor The new Labour government will not reverse the controversial decision to scrap the northern leg of High Speed Two (HS2), it has been confirmed. As part of the Kings Speech, Labour has pledged to instead repurpose the High Speed Rail Bill to “provide powers to construct and operate rail projects which improve east to west connectivity across the north of England.” Former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak axed HS2’s Northern section running to Manchester in October as the cost of the project soared beyond initial estimates. There had been speculation that a new Labour governm…