{"id":108490,"date":"2023-10-05T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/transport-secretary-proud-of-decision-to-scrap-hs2-and-reinvest-cash-in-transport\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:00:37","slug":"transport-secretary-proud-of-decision-to-scrap-hs2-and-reinvest-cash-in-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/transport-secretary-proud-of-decision-to-scrap-hs2-and-reinvest-cash-in-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport secretary &#8216;proud&#8217; of decision to scrap HS2 and reinvest cash in transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ewfIy0YZ1Gs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Transport secretary 'proud' of decision to scrap HS2 and reinvest cash in transport\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewfIy0YZ1Gs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Transport Secretary Mark Harper was asked about criticism from the likes of former prime minister David Cameron about the decision to scrap the remaining project.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;The facts have changed, the costs of the project have escalated. The patterns of travel have changed post-pandemic. So, facts have changed and this government has taken a different decision.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Harper said this decision is in the &quot;interests of the country&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>It will allow the UK to invest \u00a336bn on transport infrastructure across the North and Midlands instead, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That&#8217;s a decision that I&#8217;m proud of.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/tory-conference-latest-rishi-sunak-to-make-speech-to-tory-faithful-after-conference-overshadowed-by-hs2-backlash-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#politics #hs2 #uknews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport Secretary Mark Harper was asked about criticism from the likes of former prime minister David Cameron about the decision to scrap the remaining project. He said: &quot;The facts have changed, the costs of the project have escalated. The patterns of travel have changed post-pandemic. 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