High-speed Channel Tunnel link scrapped

Title

High-speed Channel Tunnel link scrapped

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

14 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:29

Description

Report by Kevin Murphy on the Government’s scrapping of plans to build a new high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel to London. Labour leader Neil Kinnock criticises the decision. Margaret Thatcher unveils the cost of the project. Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson says the benefits to commuters would not justify the costs. Labour’s John Prescott calls the decision a sad and bad day for Britain. MPs Keith Speed and Edward Leigh also comment.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Keith Speed; Cecil Parkinson; John Prescott; Kevin Murphy; Edward Leigh

Keywords

Transport; Government; Economics; British Rail; Europe; Railway services; Channel tunnels

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