Priti Patel and Nigel Farage dance at Tory Party conference
Rishi Sunak refused to be pushed about the fate of HS2 in Manchester, as Michael Gove claimed Brexit “has been delivered” in his Tory Party conference speech.
In his morning interviews, the prime minister insisted he would not be “rushed” into making a decision with billions of pounds at stake.
“We shouldn’t be rushed into things like that. What people would expect from me is to take the time to go over it properly and make sure we make the right long-term decisions for the country,” he told BBC Breakfast.
The decision comes just weeks afterThe Independent first revealed secret talks between him and chancellor Jeremy Hunt to scrap the route.
The move to delay the leg by seven years means plans for the rail line to stretch beyond Birmingham have been kicked into the long grass, The Independent understands- a move that has sparked fury among northern business leaders and politicians.
Meanwhile at day three of the conference, Mr Gove claimed Brexit “has been delivered” in a fiery speech as he alleged an extra “£350 million a week” has been left for the NHS, but failed to give evidence for his assertions.
