The cabinet meeting to be held in Yorkshire will cover Sunak’s plans to redistribute the funds from HS2 into transport links across the North and the Midlands.

In an interview with BBC Radio York, Mr Sunak also spoke about the continuing NHS strikes. He said:

“I come from an NHS family, of course I don’t want to run it down.

“We’re putting a record amount of investment in, more funding, so that’s never been higher – more doctors, more nurses, and we’re making improvements.

“Now, look, that’s not going to happen overnight. But if you look at the performance of ambulances and emergency departments this winter, it’s better than it was last winter. So that is progress.”