I attended a debate in Parliament on International Rail Services in Kent.
International services previously stopped at Ashford and Ebbsfleet but were withdrawn during the pandemic and have not yet been reinstated by Eurostar.
In June last year, Damian Green, MP for Ashford and myself, met with Eurostar to try to persuade them to restart the international services from Ebbsfleet and Ashford. Eurostar refused.
I am pleased that we may now see competition introduced on HS1, ending Eurostar's monopoly and restoring international services once again.