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West Midlands mayor: I won’t quit Tories despite ‘agonising’ HS2 cut

Andy Street said he was still hopeful a private sector consortium could revive the idea of a high-speed rail line to Manchester.

The Independent UK

Key moments of Sunak’s HS2-cutting, ‘beauty pageant’ of a Tory conference

The Prime Minister struggled to keep his own party under control amid bleak prospects for a general election.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak announces scaling back of HS2 in Tory conference speech

PM makes expected announcement axing Manchester leg of rail link as he attempts to portray it as positive

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Staffordshire villagers ‘suffered because of HS2 and should be compensated’

Residents will be ‘relieved’ to hear the line from Birmingham to Manchester has been axed, a parish council chairman has said.

The Independent UK

Key points from Rishi Sunak’s speech to Tory conference

Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s address in Manchester.

The Independent UK

What does scaling back of HS2 mean for travellers?

‘Network North’ and a range of piecemeal road and rail projects will replace the western leg of the high-speed line

The Independent UK

Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled

Rishi Sunak said he would reinvest ‘every single penny’ of the £36 billion in hundreds of transport projects in the north and Midlands.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rallies his Conservatives by saying he's ready to take tough decisions

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Conservative Party he's not afraid to make tough decisions for long-term change

The Independent UK

Prime Minister officially scraps Manchester leg of HS2 at Tory conference

THE Prime Minister has officially scrapped the Manchester leg of HS2 weeks of speculation.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak’s wife gives surprise TV speech to praise rom com-loving PM

Akshata Murty introduces husband to close Tories’ Manchester conference

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak finally axes HS2 in the north – weeks after The Independent revealed plan

Former PM David Cameron leads outrage over ‘wrong’ decision, but Tory mayor Andy Street stops short of resigning

The Independent UK

Tell us: will you be affected by the scrapping of the HS2 leg to Manchester?

The HS2 route route from Birmingham to Manchester is to be axed. How will you be affected?

The Guardian - UK

Tory mayor Andy Street decides not to quit despite Sunak scrapping HS2 leg

West Midlands mayor says he remains committed to high-speed rail link to Manchester after suggestion he might leave party over move

The Guardian - UK

Sunak scraps Manchester HS2 leg, plans to stop children today ever legally smoking and says A-levels to be replaced – as it happened

Prime minister says HS2 move will release £36bn, that he will raise smoking age by one year, every year and announces five-subject qualification

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The Independent UK

Manchester United are in crisis and Erik ten Hag is right about only one thing

Manchester United found ways to plumb new depths as Galatasaray triumphed at Old Trafford in the Champions League group stage

The Guardian - UK

What is the most competitive football league in Europe?

Plus: Everton, Liverpool and both Manchester clubs losing on the same day and more 1970s goalkeepers going up for corners

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to pitch himself as leader to ‘fundamentally change the country’

The Prime Minister will use his Conservative conference speech in Manchester on Wednesday to criticise 30 years of a ‘broken’ system

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The conference that shows the Tories may be resigned to losing the election

In today’s newsletter: From dithering on HS2 to playing the culture war hits, the Conservative conference is all out of ideas

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The Independent UK

Train strikes today: Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action

‘This is a political dispute caused by the government,’ claims train drivers’ union

The Guardian - UK

Mad, bad and dangerous to know: we are witnessing the Tories’ final descent into absurdity

This spectacle shows how politics is degraded when power is wielded by a party that is no longer serious about government, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

David Cameron attacks Rishi Sunak over HS2 as PM announces smoking ban – Tory conference live

PM condemned by two No 10 predecessors for axeing rail link beyond Birmingham and plan to phase out cigarettes

The Independent UK

Sunak in promise to change Britain’s ‘broken’ politics as HS2 faces cuts

The Prime Minister will position himself as the leader to ‘fundamentally change our country’ ahead of an election expected next year.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak to tell Tories of Britain’s broken politics amid chaotic conference

Prime minister faces claims that after 13 years in power, many of the problems he highlights are of his own party’s making

The Independent UK

Manchester United and northern businesses urge Sunak not to cancel HS2

More than 30 organisations from Greater Manchester and the surrounding area have signed the letter.

The Guardian - UK

HS2 firms and West Midlands mayor in 11th-hour push to save Manchester leg

Contractors offer to review project and identify ways to cut costs, so Rishi Sunak keeps it on track

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