Northern Transport Acceleration Council

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps leaves number 10, Downng Street in central London on March 17, 2020. Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images

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The North Transport Acceleration Council (NTAC) was announced last summer by Grant Shapps, who has previously described Transport for the North as "by definition a talking shop".

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Transport for the North chairman John Cridland. Pic: Tony Johnson

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps during a visit to Leeds Train Station. Photo: PA

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