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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced the change as "bold action to improve train services and unlock thousands of jobs".

Meanwhile, the separate prequel series will "delve into the deeper past", showrunner Heidi Thomas said, offering a view of life in Poplar, east London, during the Blitz.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has pledged to reduce the average waiting time to no more than seven weeks by summer 2026, a deadline the government had previously set for the end of 2025.

Last month Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was "minded" to give consent for the airport to bring its second runway into use.

A government source close to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the BBC that changing the law "at the first opportunity" was "definitely personal" to her as she was Mr Briggs' MP when his wife was killed.