A mayor in north-east England who was due to attend a meeting with the transport secretary to discuss train cancellations in the region has said he will have to take part by Zoom – because he cannot be certain he will be able to get there by train.
The Labour mayors from West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Manchester and Liverpool are due to meet Mark Harper in Manchester on Wednesday, but Jamie Driscoll, the north of Tyne mayor, said he would not attend in person.
