Rishi Sunak announces scaling back of HS2 in Tory conference speech
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6F9NS)
PM makes expected announcement axing Manchester leg of rail link as he attempts to portray it as positive
Rishi Sunak has formally announced he has cancelled the planned HS2 rail link from Birmingham to Manchester, saying the government would invest 36bn in other transport projects across the whole country.
Making his speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester, Sunak said HS2 had overrun in costs and the plans as they stood no longer made economic sense, adding: The facts have changed, and the right thing to do when the facts change is to have the courage to change direction."
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