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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Extra cash for Wales’ railways ‘top priority’ for Welsh Secretary after HS2 row

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens has said rail investment was at the top of her ‘shopping list’ (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Wales’ rail settlement is “not good enough”, Jo Stevens has said, as she insisted she would fight for as much cash to fix the situation as possible.

The Welsh Secretary could not reveal how much Wales will get to invest in its trains, but said she was making representations to the Treasury for “sustainable funding”.

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