The Conservatives were last night accused of "snubbing" Scotland after unveiling an ambitious plan to create a multi-billion pound high-speed rail link from London ... to Leeds.
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However, David Cameron insisted the Tory plan was a "first step" and that he wanted more high-speed rail links to bring "our country closer together".
The Conservative leader told the BBC he wanted to "make sure it is easier to get from London to Edinburgh, London to Glasgow and travel faster and fly a bit less".
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However, any fast link to Scotland is unlikely to materialise before 2040.
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However, David Cameron insisted the Tory plan was a "first step" and that he wanted more high-speed rail links to bring "our country closer together".
The Conservative leader told the BBC he wanted to "make sure it is easier to get from London to Edinburgh, London to Glasgow and travel faster and fly a bit less".
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However, any fast link to Scotland is unlikely to materialise before 2040.
Both David Mundell, the Shadow Scottish Secretary, and Annabel Goldie, the Scottish Conservative leader, denied the high-speed London-to-Leeds rail plan was a snub to Scotland, describing it as a "very encouraging" plan. "By getting it to Leeds, it opens up as a realistic possibility of it coming to Scotland," insisted Mr Mundell.
Those Tories do make me laugh
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