Get UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeFuture generations will look at the creation of the HS2 railway and be as grateful as we are to Victorians for original tracks, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed today. The Cabinet Minister vowed the huge drop in demand for train travel triggered by the coronavirus pandemic would not derail the £106billion high speech line. Mr Shapps, who was speaking to the Commons Transport Select Committee over a Zoom link, denied video conferences would replace face-to-face meetings in the long term. (Image: PA)“I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever for a whole variety of reasons that will need increased transport capacity.

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2021 13:52 UTC