Louise Haigh responds to Grant Shapps saying "there isn't much point" in building Northern Powerhouse Rail in full

Louise Haigh MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to Grant Shapps saying "there isn't much point" in building Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, said:

“A lost decade of broken Tory promises has left the north with second-rate infrastructure, and rail services in crisis, holding the economy back.”

“Rishi Sunak told voters he would deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail, before abandoning it at the first opportunity."

“This Conservative government have no mandate, no platform and no plan - they crashed the economy, and now they want northern communities to pay the price."

“Labour will call time on this decade of Tory decline, unlock growth across the north, and deliver this transformational project in full.”