By Tom Mctague, Mail Online Deputy Political Editor Speech: Chancellor George OSborne will propose pouring in investment in the cities on Monday George Osborne will today unveil his plan for a Northern ‘super city’ – which could rival London as a  global economic powerhouse by linking Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield. The Chancellor will propose pouring in investment while connecting the cities with high-speed transport links. Mr Osborne is due to make a joint appearance today with David Cameron in Manchester, where he will say: ‘We need a Northern powerhouse. ‘Not one city but a collection of cities sufficiently close to each other that they can take on the world.’
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The Chancellor set to propose investing in northern cities Monday
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George Osborne wants a 'northern super city' linking the towns
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Osborne will argue poor transport connections hold back potential
And @placeholder and Sheffield are 38 miles apart, but it takes over an hour and 20 minutes to drive between them.