Tory mayor Andy Street decides not to quit despite Sunak scrapping HS2 leg

Andy Street speaking to the media about HS2 during the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester this week. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

The Conservative mayor for the West Midlands has decided not to quit the party over HS2, after the prime minister confirmed he was scrapping the high-speed rail line from Birmingham to Manchester.

Andy Street had lobbied heavily to keep the northern leg of the project, and a spokesperson said on Wednesday morning he might quit if his campaign was unsuccessful.