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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to commit to the high-speed rail route linking Birmingham and Manchester.

King lands at US army base in Texas, more than two months after he was detained for illegally crossing into North Korea.

The Prime Minister did not rule out ditching the northern leg of the rail project.

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Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

Sadiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory

Mayor of London Saqiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory.

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

But Manchester’s Andy Burnham threatens to sue if high-speed rail doesn’t reach his city

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 Prime Minister has reportedly told allies he will not watch the cost continue to rise, in a sign he could be preparing to ditch the northern leg.