Grant Shapps' rail plan for the North does not deliver on the "promises made" to the region at the 2019 election or the "stated aims" of the levelling up agenda, an influential Commons committee has said.
In a report published today, the Transport Select Committee said the plan, unveiled last year, should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”.
The Transport Secretary previously said the £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) would slash journey times across the North with 110 miles of new high-speed line.
