‘What Brexit was about’: How Tories in the conference hall saw Sunak’s speech October 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak was praised by Tory delegates for an “amazing” conference speech which saw him cancel the Manchester leg of HS2, scrap A-Levels and announce a long-term smoking ban. Attendees leaving the packed Manchester conference hall were effusive in their reactions to the Prime Minister – and vowed they were “confident” he could win the [...]
Sunak strips HS2 bosses of London Euston responsibility: ‘There must be accountability for mistakes made’ October 4, 2023 HS2 Ltd has been stripped of responsibility for Euston station as there “must be some accountability for the mistakes made”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference to confirm that the high-speed railway will reach the central London station after developing a plan that will generate cost [...]
BAT, Imperial Brands shares slide after Sunak reveals smoking crackdown October 4, 2023 The share prices of major tobacco companies slid today after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new proposals to crack down on smoking.
‘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 to defy backlash by axing HS2 route to Manchester October 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak is expected to defy a backlash from Tory colleagues and northern leaders by abandoning the high-speed rail route to Manchester as he seeks to portray himself as a radical reformer. The Prime Minister is expected to use his Conservative conference speech in the northern city to axe the HS2 leg from Birmingham as [...]
Sunak and Hunt may be a tired act but the Tories are quietly confident October 4, 2023 After the drama of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt may seem boring but there's a quiet sense that the Conservative party is in it for the long-term, writes Sasha O'Sullivan
Long-termism makes for good policy, if not a catchy slogan October 4, 2023 As election pitches go, the one that Rishi Sunak is going to try out today is a tad unusual. “You’re all fed up of us, so give us another shot” is not obvious campaigning gold. Yet there may be a nugget in there nonetheless. Sunak’s contention in his speech will be that the country is [...]
Tories ‘absolutely failed’ to lead debate on net zero, says minister October 3, 2023 Nuclear minister Andrew Bowie said that the Conservatives had “absolutely failed” to have a national conversation about net-zero.
The traditional financial system is broken – Bitcoin fixes this October 3, 2023 In an era of fiscal uncertainty, the need for sound money, like Bitcoin, becomes ever more critical, says Susie Violet Ward.
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 [...]