Rishi Sunak refuses to make ‘premature decision’ over HS2
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6F8KY)
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Rishi Sunak has insisted he is not going to be forced into a premature decision" over the fate of the HS2 high-speed rail line as speculation about the multibillion pound project continued to overshadow the Conservative conference.
I am not going to be forced into a premature decision because it is good for someone's TV programme," the prime minister told BBC Breakfast.
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