Theresa May’s attempts to downplay the government’s climbdown over the European Court of Justice is a desperate attempt to hold together the Conservative Party and ward off a eurosceptic rebellion.

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.

An unpublished Home Office report showed that Britons could be more at risk of terrorism and crime after Brexit, The Times reports.

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.