Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to David Cameron’s failure to vote in favour of HS2 in the Commons on Monday night, said:

“It is extraordinary that David Cameron couldn’t be bothered to turn up to vote in favour of HS2 in the House of Commons on Monday. Once again the Prime Minister has shown he is the weak leader of a divided party. He is unable to stand up to rebel ministers opposed to HS2 and unwilling to vote in favour of his own Government’s biggest infrastructure project.”

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