Even though a significant number of Conservative MPs oppose the new high speed rail line, the focus for the past few weeks has been on what Labour plans to do about it, with a new ‘clear’ position coming from the party almost every day. Labour support now looks a little more likely given the language used by Mary Creagh at the report stage and third reading of the preparation bill last week. And while the fuss about Labour has died down a little, David Cameron is wisely seeking to wrestle back the agenda on this project from the Opposition.
In a speech today to the CBI, Cameron will use one of his favourite lines at the moment: the accusation that Labour would be ‘betraying the North’ if it didn’t support the new line. The Prime Minister will say:
‘Those who want to delay or obstruct HS2 show a lack of vision.
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