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Rishi Sunak declines to back HS2 to north of England as Tory civil war stirs

Rishi Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north of England in the face of warnings by…

The National (Scotland)

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

HS2 may end up as ‘total waste of money’, warns IFS thinktank – as it happened

Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail link

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PM says he is ‘committed to levelling up’ despite declining to back HS2 to North

Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.

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

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The leg to Manchester could be axed.

The Independent UK

Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne says it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network

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Sunak urged to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne said it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network.

The Independent UK

Tory donor threatens to pull funding if Sunak scraps northern HS2 rail line

Exclusive: Major donor questioning ‘ability to continue support’ for party amid doubt over Birmingham to Manchester leg

The Guardian - UK

How much could HS2 cost and what is at stake?

From spiralling costs to route changes – here’s a breakdown of the numbers

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping Manchester leg of HS2 holds political risks for Rishi Sunak

PM would need to offer voters in the north of England an alternative. Whether they believe him is another matter

The Guardian - UK

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The leg to Manchester could be axed.

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

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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 Guardian - 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?

The Independent UK

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports

Rishi Sunak has publicly refused to guarantee the high-speed line will go to Manchester and is reportedly set to wield the axe.

The Independent UK

Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

David Cameron, Boris Johnson and the government’s own infrastructure tsar join outcry against ‘tragedy’ of cancelling Birmingham to Manchester rail line – first revealed in The Independent

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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Former Tory leaders condemn ‘desperate’ move to ditch HS2 to Manchester

Boris Johnson said rumoured cuts to HS2 were ‘Treasury driven nonsense’, with David Cameron also said to have intervened.

The Guardian - UK

Axing HS2 Manchester leg would be a tragedy, says UK infrastructure chief

Sir John Armitt says cost of project needs to curbed, but that there are ‘massive benefits’ to economy in continuing

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 Independent UK

Former Tory PMs hit back at ‘desperate’ move to ditch HS2 to Manchester

Boris Johnson said rumoured cuts to HS2 were ‘Treasury driven nonsense’, with David Cameron also said to have intervened.

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

Gold-plated HS2 looks dead. So let’s run the numbers on a bronze-plated design

Savings from a curvier, less fast line need serious consideration as it would be a colossal waste to stop at Birmingham

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