He told reporters that there were serious concerns for those who had been critically injured and that "all resources" will be allocated to investigating the suspect behind the attack.

“Local governments are focused on community and decisions like determining which road we should pave and how we allocate a budget.”

“The average price is going to be higher and we may see a net reduction in seats that are allocated to the lower-fare price buckets.”

On Wednesday, the government announced how it would allocate the £1bn it earmarked in the Budget to tackle the housing crisis, which it says is "the worst in living memory".

The extra funding for next year includes £600m that will be allocated to councils according to their level of deprivation, with a separate grant to help rural councils deliver services "repurposed".