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Sunak set to scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester

4 October 2023

8:55 AM

4 October 2023

8:55 AM

Rishi Sunak will tomorrow confirm he is scrapping the HS2 link between Manchester and Birmingham, Coffee House understands. The prime minister will make the announcement in his conference speech as part of an argument about responsible government. He will, though, try to soften the political blow by detailing alternative rail projects in the north of England using the money.

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