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Liverpool mayor ‘bucking the trend’ as new train station opens

Headbolt Lane station in Kirkby, Merseyside, will be the first to be served by Merseyrail’s publicly-owned, battery-powered trains.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - live: Polls to close in vote to replace shamed MP

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted from the Rutherglen and West Hamilton seat in August

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Rishi Sunak faces backlash from former PMs over decision to axe HS2 northern leg

The Prime Minister also found himself reported to police in Scotland over comments made about Nicola Sturgeon in his conference speech.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

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Sunak sparks Tory civil war with scrapping of HS2 Manchester leg

Tory leader’s attempt to portray himself as change candidate at party conference overshadowed by fierce criticism of U-turn

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Negative environmental impact of HS2 could worsen with scaling back

Despite efforts to mitigate biodiversity loss, planning has destroyed parts of ancient woodlands and damage will continue despite reprieve

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

HS2: Rishi Sunak’s £36bn in transport funding – is it new or just repackaged?

Labour says ‘almost all’ rail and road projects have been announced already and are not new investments

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

‘We feel forgotten’: anger in Crewe at scaling back of HS2

Hopes dashed as region becomes one of the biggest losers in the cancellation of northern leg of rail project

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

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West Midlands mayor ‘close’ to resigning after talks with PM about HS2

Andy Street said plans to axe the HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester came ‘out of the blue’.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s Tory conference speech goes up in smoke as David Cameron and Liz Truss attack key plans

Former PMs lead open revolt against Sunak over plans to scrap HS2 northern leg and ban smoking for next generation

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Industry backlash at Sunak’s ‘damaging’ U-turn on northern leg of HS2

Businesses unimpressed by announcement of alternative ‘Network North’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

HS2 cuts throw away once-in-a-generation opportunity, warns David Cameron

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced HS2 will no longer extend beyond the West Midlands.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

What Rishi Sunak scrapping HS2 – and promising a new 'Network North'– means for the north of England

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed he is cancelling phase two of the long-standing high-speed rail network project, High Speed 2 (HS2). This comes two years after the government scrapped the eastern Leeds branch of the project.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

Ask John Rentoul anything about Tory Party conference revelations – from HS2 to smoking bans

The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions on the fallout from the Conservative Party conference

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

It has been controversial since plans for the rail line first emerged in 2009.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

International investors are laughing at the HS2 shambles

Verdict from overseas will probably range from hilarity to derision as second northern leg is scrapped

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

HS2: Investing in smaller transport schemes will not solve ‘core issue’ – expert

The former boss of the Strategic Rail Authority said what has been announced ‘doesn’t address’ the main problem.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Burnham blasts Tories as HS2 plans hit buffers

The mayor of Greater Manchester said he and others would now work to salvage the plans to make them work for his and other regions.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

‘Ludicrous’ decision not to protect land on axed HS2 routes

Railway consultant William Barter described the decision as ‘ludicrous’ and an act of ‘spite’.

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The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Land on axed HS2 routes will not be protected

Railway consultant William Barter described the decision as ‘ludicrous’ and an act of ‘spite’.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s 7,500-word Tory conference speech

PM dresses up HS2 cancellation as fresh start as he attempts to portray himself as candidate for change

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023

Why UK PM Sunak axed part of high-speed rail link HS2

Rishi Sunak has cancelled the north leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project, citing ballooning costs and mismanagement.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Now HS2 northern leg is axed – what next for rail travel in the north?

The government says it will spend money from HS2 on other schemes around the country with a mix of road, rail and tram projects

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

West Midlands mayor: I won’t quit Tories despite ‘agonising’ HS2 cut

Andy Street said he was still hopeful a private sector consortium could revive the idea of a high-speed rail line to Manchester.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

‘Radical’ Sunak cuts HS2, pledges A-level reforms and stubs out cigarettes

The Prime Minister promised ‘a government prepared to make long-term decisions so that we can build a brighter future’.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Our panel’s verdict on Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Tory party conference

The prime minister has presented himself as the change candidate – will the British public buy it?

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