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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.

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Your Conservative party conference cheat sheet

Dance-offs with Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, Liz Truss back from oblivion, Rishi on a cancelling plans spree — Robbie Griffiths reports from the Tory gathering in Manchester

Evening Standard

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rallies his Conservatives by saying he's ready to take tough decisions

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Conservative Party he's not afraid to make tough decisions for long-term change

The Independent UK

Akshata Murty makes surprise address at Conservative Party conference

The Prime Minister’s wife told the conference they were each other’s best friends, and added she ‘could not imagine being anywhere else’.

The Independent UK

Watch again: Sunak confirms HS2 plans scrapped in Conservative Party conference speech

Watch as Rishi Sunak closes the annual Conservative Party conference on Wednesday 4 October.

The Independent UK

Toploader mocked for performing at Conservative Party Conference: ‘Always hated them’

Members of the Tory party were ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’ as band performed on Tuesday evening (3 October)

The Independent UK

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What the papers say – October 4

Newspaper front pages keep their focus on the annual Conservative Party Conference.

The Independent UK

The most ridiculous moments from the Conservative Party conference

FROM conspiracy theories to Priti Patel dancing with Nigel Farage, this year’s Conservative Party conference has offered up bleakness and…

The National (Scotland)

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hardline stance

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has railed against unauthorized migrants, human-rights laws and “woke” critics of her hardline policies at the Conservative Party's annual conference

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson plays down ‘poverty nonsense’, saying 1970s was ‘real poverty’

The Tory deputy chairman also depended previous comments on food poverty

Evening Standard

Rail strike will wreck millions of journeys as Tube strikes scrapped

Second Aslef walk-out of the week on last day of Conservative Party conference

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage reacts after Rishi Sunak leaves door open for his return to Tory party

Rishi Sunak failed to rule out a return for Farage when interviewed at the Tory conference

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage rejects suggestions he could make Tory party return

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak failed to rule out a return for Mr Farage when interviewed at the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Evening Standard

Who is Claire Coutinho? Cabinet minister urged to apologise over Labour tax claim

Ms Coutinho refused to apologise for the Tories’ claim about a Labour tax hike

Evening Standard

Tories announce plan to ban trans trans women from female hospital wards

Trans rights charities have slammed the proposal

The National (Scotland)

'I've just vommed': Nigel Farage and Priti Patel dance and sing at Tory conference

THERE are plenty things the average person would rather didn’t come across their radar when it comes to the Tory conference.

The Independent UK

Tory Party conference – live: Sunak set to finally confirm he will scrap HS2 rail link to Manchester

He will also use his speech to attack the last 30 years of “broken politics”

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OPINION - Tory party conference: All eyes on the Conservatives | The Leader Podcast

The Conservative Party conference is officially underway. The Chancellor has announced an increase to the National Living Wage and tougher sanctions for people on benefits who do not take steps to find work.

The Independent UK

Badenoch criticises opponents of inclusivity plans

The minister for women and equalities told the Conservative Party conference that ‘Labour didn’t like’ the Government’s Inclusive Britain Report.

The Independent UK

Boats seen crossing Channel as arrivals ‘pass 25,000’ people so far this year

Several boats were seen travelling to shores in Kent on Monday.

The Independent UK

Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’

It is currently up to individual headteachers to decide their own policies on devices and whether they should be banned.

The Conversation

Pierre Poilievre is a career politician: Is that good or bad?

The Conservative Party is currently riding high in the polls with a 15-point lead over the Liberals. Political commentators credit this polling success to the popular appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

The Independent UK

Tory conference: Greg Hands mocks Labour leader with ‘Keir Starmer flip flops’

The Conservative Party chairman held up the footwear at the conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester

Watch live as the Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester on Sunday 1 October.

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