‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech October 4, 2023 The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if HS2 to Manchester is being scrapped – six times October 3, 2023 Rishi Sunak has refused to confirm whether HS2 to Manchester is being scrapped six times while being grilled in a live interview. The Prime Minister insisted to BBC Breakfast he had “absolutely not” given up on the multi-billion pound rail scheme which has dominated the Conservative Party Conference. “We’ve got spades on the ground on [...]
Sunak failed to hand over pandemic WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry – reports October 3, 2023 Rishi Sunak has told the Covid-19 inquiry that he is unable to provide WhatsApp messages from his time as Chancellor during the pandemic because he failed to back them up, it has been reported. The Prime Minister wrote in his witness statement that he does “not have access” to the messages because he changed his [...]
‘The lower the better’: Truss tells Tory conference corporation tax should be at 19 per cent October 2, 2023 Corporation tax should be slashed to 19 per cent and “if we can get it lower the better”, Liz Truss has said. The former Tory leader, who left office after just 49 days last year following a calamitous mini-budget which sent markets spiralling, called for action to “change the agenda” and prevent British businesses being [...]
Dorries by-election: Can Labour or Lib Dem flip Mid Bedfordshire? October 2, 2023 Ahead of a by-election to replace Nadine Dorries as MP, Labour and the Lib Dems have fought a fierce battle for the soul of Mid Bedfordshire.
Brexit not end of the City, Badenoch to insist October 2, 2023 Brexit is not the end of the City of London, Kemi Badenoch is expected to say in a speech at Conservative Party conference. Business and trade secretary Badenoch is set to rail against critics “relentlessly wanting to talk down our country” and will claim: “Our political opponents are obsessed with viewing every problem as Brexit.” [...]
Normal service resumed? CBI boss tells corporate Britain she’s turned the page on scandal October 2, 2023 Rain Newton-Smith is well respected in the City but scandals and questions over its long-term utility have left the CBI in a pinch
Rishi Sunak poised to limit new 20mph zones after Uxbridge ULEZ by-election September 29, 2023 Rishi Sunak is preparing to curb English councils from introducing new 20mph speed limits, according to reports. The Prime Minister will unveil the measure as part of a Plan for Motorists at the Tory conference in Manchester, according to several newspapers. He is reportedly planning to limit the power of local authorities to impose new [...]
Sunak will be driving to Tory conference due to strikes (instead of taking a private jet) September 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak has denied that people feel betrayed by his wavering over the future of HS2, and he’ll be driving to the Tory conference, leaving his private jet at home. The Prime Minister, giving a string of local radio interviews ahead of the Conservative Party conference, did nothing to quell fears he is preparing to [...]
Sunak looks to control HS2 costs as backlash grows against plan to cut back project September 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak is reportedly aiming to control the spiralling cost of the HS2 railway line project, which could reach over £100bn.