The Liberal Democrats have accused Transport Secretary Chris Grayling of a “betrayal of the North,” after he wrote in the Yorkshire Post that it was not up to central government to advance Crossrail in Northern England. Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Jenny Randerson pointed out that the Tory government have dropped pledges to electrify rail routes in Wales, the Midlands and the North, while supporting the £30 billion Crossrail 2 scheme for London. This is unbalanced and unfair, and completely undermines the huge potential which the North of England has to offer.

You can read Jenny Randerson’s comments in full here.