The fact that Darlington station was explicitly addressed in his statement is a great sign of how swiftly the Chancellor has mastered the detail of his brief.
That’s why last week I launched my transport plan for the West Midlands – an ambitious, 20-year vision of how our constituent boroughs will be linked in the coming decades.
“We want to kick-starting a transport revolution that steers our population towards healthier ways of getting from A to B.”
As conservatives, we need to be the voice of common sense when it comes to local transport.