Shadow Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP said

“Rishi Sunak told voters he would deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail in full – before abandoning it at the first opportunity.

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

“This Conservative government 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.”