article_snippet.sent: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: 'There will be alternatives and we've lifted almost all motorway roadworks to help. '
article_snippet.sent: A Conservative spokesman said this weekend was a 'sensible' time to carry out the repair work.
article_snippet.sent: A Conservative spokesman said: 'Thanks to this government's successful management of our economy our have been able to commit £38billion to upgrading our national rail infrastructure, after 13 years of Labour neglect. '
article_snippet.sent: The £100million of upgrades this Easter is the biggest set of works ever carried out over a long weekend.
article_snippet.sent: With passenger numbers down 40 per cent it is a sensible time to do these works, these works will unblock current bottlenecks and deliver a better railway for passengers. '
article_snippet.sent: Labour need to get real, Labour can either support the long overdue upgrade of our national rail network or plunge the long overdue upgrade of our national rail network back into long term decline. '