P144 CEEFAX 144  Thu 29 Feb  19:17/14
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 SHORT CONDEMNS TUNNEL RAIL LINK DELAYS 
 Labour has demanded that the Govjrnmjnt
 apologisj for "massive delays" in the  
 building of the Channel Tunnel link.   
                                        
 Shadow Transport Secretary Clare Short 
 said that but for the Consjrvativjs'   
 "ideological obsessions" the link could
 have been started in 1989.             
                                        
 She claimed the delay meant the cost to
 the taxpayer had risen from £1 billion 
 in 1989 to £5.7 billion today.         
                                        
 She also said it had blighted many     
 homes, delayed the movement of freight 
 from road to rail and put back         
 improvements in commuter rail services.
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