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

Sunak tried to present his decision to scrap the Manchester leg of HS2 as emblematic of his ability to make tough choices. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

It was just over an hour long, and comprised more than 7,500 words, but what did Rishi Sunak’s conference speech actually contain? In some ways, quite a lot – but in others, remarkably little.

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