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HS2: Five Labour mayors to demand PM keeps project on track

On Tuesday, Home Office minister Chris Philp said Mr Sunak was reviewing how the cost of HS2 could be ‘controlled’.

The Independent UK

Northern Research Group of Tory MPs signals it may accept delay to HS2

Chair, John Stevenson, says they could back a compromise on phase 2 if ‘Charles line’ preserved

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Andy Burnham warns he could sue Sunak government if HS2 axed

‘We’re not going to take things lying down – they will be hearing from us,’ says Manchester mayor

The Independent UK

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Sunak trying to ‘control’ HS2 costs after they ‘tripled’, minister says

Home Office minister Chris Philp insisted no decision has been made on whether to scrap or delay the Manchester leg of the rail project.

The Independent UK

Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north

Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2

The Guardian - UK

‘Coming-of-age moment’: Bee Network creates a buzz in Greater Manchester

The first buses bought back into public control since the 1980s roll out the depot in a ‘new dawn’ for public transport

The Guardian - UK

Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit

Only political expediency has kept this terrible mistake on the rails. Pull the brakes – and save Britain billions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows

Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham: scrapping HS2 would be disaster for north of England

Greater Manchester mayor urges Rishi Sunak to listen to leaders in north before making decision on high-speed rail project

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping HS2 would be ‘gross act of vandalism’, Osborne and Heseltine warn

The former deputy PM Lord Heseltine and ex-chancellor George Osborne warned the PM not to go ahead with plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2, first revealed by The Independent

The Independent UK

Shapps says it would be ‘crazy’ not to reconsider full HS2 rail project

Viability of northern leg in doubt after rumours Sunak and Hunt could ditch the Birmingham to Manchester section

The Guardian - UK

High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice

The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England

The Independent UK

Shapps says HS2 cannot have ‘open-ended cheque’ as Sunak set to wield axe

The leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester is in doubt because of spiralling costs.

The Independent UK

‘This can only end badly’: Tories fear Sunak policy blitz is bound to fail

The prime minister has reset his party’s agenda with a wave of new initiatives. But is it a coherent strategy or a blind panic?

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Rishi Sunak pushes to axe northern HS2 rail line ahead of Tory conference

Sources say the PM wants to scrap the project’s section o Manchester before the party’s annual gathering in the city next weekend

The Guardian - UK

Manchester to launch ‘revolutionary’ Bee Network public bus system

First buses to return to public control since deregulation to offer cheaper fares across integrated transport system

The Guardian - UK

Manchester’s buses are back under public control: this is how to run local transport

After decades of chaos, what Andy Burnham and campaigners have achieved could be a blueprint for the rest of the UK, says Cat Hobbs, founder of campaign group We Own It

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel

Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation

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The Guardian - UK

Build HS2, say northern leaders, as ministers refuse to confirm Manchester link

Andy Burnham says reports Rishi Sunak wants to cut route short at Birmingham ‘beggared belief’

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester jumps onboard the franchise route to better buses

The new Bee Network transport system that launches this month is set to transform people’s lives in the city

The Independent UK

Hunt keeps axing of HS2 up sleeve for Budget as northern mayors warn U-turn will see Tory election wipeout

Chancellor in active discussions with PM, as Tories warned ‘voters won’t forget’ if rail project ditched

The Independent UK

‘Levelling up, my a***’: Andy Burnham blasts government for eyeing cuts to HS2 northern phase

Business group say cutting phase 2 of line would seriously damage government relationship with enterprise

The Guardian - UK

In times that cry out for leadership, we get followship. Sadiq Khan is bucking that trend with Ulez

Politicians must place facts and judgment over the biases of the public square, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham calls for abolition of two-child cap – but plays down Labour divisions

LABOUR’S Andy Burnham has backed Anas Sarwar’s calls for a Labour government to abolish the two-child benefit cap ...

The Independent UK

Burnham: Scotland and northern England co-operation would bring ‘a better world’

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham emphasised closer working links without Westminster involvement would help progress be made.

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