Writing in the Yorkshire Post, Chris Grayling said: “the success of Northern transport depends on the North itself.”

It comes after the government dropped pledges to electrify rail routes in Wales, the Midlands and the North, while supporting the £30 billion Crossrail 2 scheme for London.

The government has released its latest Brexit position paper on the role of the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) after Brexit.

British officials have admitted it will become harder to recover children abducted and taken out of the country by a parent if no Brexit deal is struck with the EU.

The Liberal Democrats have warned that the government’s promise to recruit 5,000 more GPs “lies in tatters,” after figures showed the number of GPs remains below that in September 2015.

Donald Trump has committed to send more troops to Afghanistan, in a move that was rapidly welcomed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. The Government’s rapid praise for Trump contrasted with its failure to condemn him in the past.