The Liberal Democrat spoke after Tories refused to see an advance copy of a report into where the route should run for the 200mph new routes, to slash journey times to 45 minutes.
Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers told the BBC: “We're not going to take Labour's route on trust. We're going to reserve the right to look again at the route.”
Options will be published to the public next month.
Yet Mrs Burt said the plan ‘is vital for the future of Birmingham and the West Midlands and will transform travel across the area as we know it’.
In a press release, Mrs Burt said: “The fact that the Conservatives are willing to put political strategy above the greater interests of the country shows how unfit for Government they are.”
“I hope they quickly come to the realisation that High Speed Two is vital to the West Midlands and stop wasting the taxpayer’s time and money by holding up the process.”
Meanwhile, The Guardian reports Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is ‘desperate’ for the link to go ahead after meeting with Labour transport boss Lord Adonis.
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