Darling: Setting out plans

Alistair Darling has said the Tories are "not prepared to face up to the problems" concerning the future of transport in the UK.

In an interview with ePolitix.com, the transport secretary added that Conservative plans to cut £35bn of public spending would make transport suffer.

Darling insisted that transport is an important election issue, despite it being largely overlooked in the campaign.

He told this website: "What is absolutely clear is if you look at