Rishi Sunak announces scaling back of HS2 in Tory conference speech

PM makes expected announcement axing Manchester leg of rail link as he attempts to portray it as positive

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Rishi Sunak has formally announced he has cancelled the planned HS2 rail link from Birmingham to Manchester, also unveiling a new post-16 educational qualification in his speech to the Conservative party conference.

In a speech otherwise largely devoid of new policy, Sunak nonetheless tried to present himself – the fifth Tory prime minister in 13 unbroken years of the party’s rule – as the only option for change.

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