Rishi Sunak’s dithering over HS2 spurs on its critics and supporters With Tory conference looming and talk of delaying decision to autumn statement, the row could intensify further The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Johnny Mercer received £8,000 in taxpayer cash after sacking by Liz Truss Cabinet Office report shows Tory minister, who was reappointed by Rishi Sunak, received money for loss of role The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Brexit boost as EU agrees to hold talks on delaying electric car tariffs Rishi Sunak government pushing for delay to 2024 deadline The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Blackwall tunnel tolls will definitely be imposed in 2025, says Sadiq Khan Mayor insists ‘there is nothing sudden’ about the 2025 toll Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Men who confronted Fishmonger’s Hall terrorist with fire extinguisher and ceremonial pike to be honoured John Crilly and Likasz Koczocik confronted terrorist Usman Khan Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Men who confronted Fishmonger’s Hall terrorist to be honoured John Crilly and Likasz Koczocik confronted terrorist Usman Khan with a fire extinguisher and a ceremonial pike. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2 The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
Cabinet split over Sunak’s HS2 ‘gross act of vandalism’ Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper – as George Osborne attacks ‘economic self-harm’ The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2 PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Scrapping HS2 would be ‘gross act of vandalism’, Osborne and Heseltine warn The former deputy PM Lord Heseltine and ex-chancellor George Osborne warned the PM not to go ahead with plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2, first revealed by The Independent The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed? The leg to Manchester could be axed. The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Deny severance payouts to rule-breaking ministers – Lib Dems Some who received payments last year returned to government within months, the party said. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
Boris Johnson should pay back taxpayer-funded Partygate legal fees, says Labour Exclusive: Party also calls for an investigation into ‘issues’ with the Cabinet Office’s inquiry sign-off process The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023 How much could HS2 cost and what is at stake? From spiralling costs to route changes – here’s a breakdown of the numbers
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023 HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed? The leg to Manchester could be axed.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023 High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice The British government is considering scrapping a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023 Next BBC chair faces tougher scrutiny over conflicts of interest After the row that led to Richard Sharp’s exit, a more rigorous selection process is now in place
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023 ‘This can only end badly’: Tories fear Sunak policy blitz is bound to fail The prime minister has reset his party’s agenda with a wave of new initiatives. But is it a coherent strategy or a blind panic?
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023 Inside the secretive Tory 1922 committee which ‘slays leaders' IT’S a secretive body of Tory backbenchers which hit the headlines as MPs plotted the downfall of Boris Johnson.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2 David Cameron, Boris Johnson and the government’s own infrastructure tsar join outcry against ‘tragedy’ of cancelling Birmingham to Manchester rail line – first revealed in The Independent
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023 The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s net zero backtrack: a cynical ploy that won’t play with voters The prime minister has trashed the consensus on climate to no electoral avail for the Tories
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 Lib Dems would seek ‘root-and-branch’ reform of post-Brexit relationship – Davey The party has suggested a four-stage road map to ‘rebuilding’ the UK’s relationship with the EU.
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2023 Former Tory leaders condemn ‘desperate’ move to ditch HS2 to Manchester Boris Johnson said rumoured cuts to HS2 were ‘Treasury driven nonsense’, with David Cameron also said to have intervened.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 Scrapping second leg of HS2 would be a ‘tragedy’, warns government tsar Boris Johnson and David Cameron have also warned Rishi Sunak not to cut back the project, with the former saying it would ‘mutilate’ the planned rail network