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PM declines to reveal if Manchester to Birmingham line will be scrapped amid speculation over soaring costsUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has insisted he is not going to be forced into a “premature decision” over the fate of the HS2 high-…
Furious city mayors make a plea for the project north of Birmingham amid ugly scenes at Tory conferenceSo what does cancelling HS2 north of Birmingham look like? There were ugly scenes at the Conservative conference hall even before the official death…
Tory former leader criticises Rishi Sunak’s potential plans to scrap Manchester leg and change London terminusTheresa May has become the third Conservative former prime minister to criticise Rishi Sunak’s potential plans to scale back HS2.As Tory MPs h…
Any rollback of’ levelling up commitments in north could anger ‘red wall’ voters who swung to ConservativesAs Tories flock to Manchester for their annual conference, they are looking at an even frostier welcome than usual in the northern city.Once, Man…
The PM instead praised the UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’, saying the nation has done an ‘incredible job of integrating people’The former SNP minister Fergus Ewing has claimed his party no longer stands up for Scotland as he was suspended for…
Exclusive: Business leaders and politicians in north of England say scrapping high-speed rail link would threaten businesses and jobsUK politics live –latest news updatesAbandoning high-speed rail in the north of England would be an “appalling derelict…
Regional leaders express dismay at prospect of ditching high-speed rail project’s northern legFive Labour mayors have urged Rishi Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2 as it would “leave swathes of the north with Victorian transport infrastructur…
Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail linkAround 20,000 university workers are out on strike this week at more than 50 universities across the UK, despite a drama…
Greater Manchester mayor urges Rishi Sunak to listen to leaders in north before making decision on high-speed rail projectUK politics live – latest updatesThe mayor of Greater Manchester has urged ministers to talk to leaders in the north of England be…
Rishi Sunak would have to offer voters in the north of England an alternative – whether they believe him is another matterUK politics live – latest updatesIt was on Halloween almost 10 years ago that MPs voted to spend £37.5bn building a high-speed rai…