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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

Northern Research Group of Tory MPs signals it may accept delay to HS2

Chair, John Stevenson, says they could back a compromise on phase 2 if ‘Charles line’ preserved

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Andy Burnham warns he could sue Sunak government if HS2 axed

‘We’re not going to take things lying down – they will be hearing from us,’ says Manchester mayor

The Independent UK

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It’s time to consider how we can make the best of HS2

Letters: A system built purely for speed ignores the needs of the populations it’s trying to connect, says Andrew Gore. Plus letters from David Watts, Allan Whittow and Jonathan Leeming

The Guardian - UK

How much time will HS2 save? Northern leg axed by PM

HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds has been scrapped

Evening Standard

OPINION - HS2 could transform Britain — why do we refuse to think big?

As he prepares for what may be his last party conference as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is working on a truly unpleasant gift for Manchester, host city to the gathering that opens on Sunday. Though ministers insist that no final decision has been taken, they have conspicuously declined to deny…

Evening Standard

Sunak trying to ‘control’ HS2 costs after they ‘tripled’, minister says

Home Office minister Chris Philp insisted no decision has been made on whether to scrap or delay the Manchester leg of the rail project.

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From the brains behind Brexit: an HS2 for the north that doesn’t actually go there

The Conservatives have turned a promising national upgrade into an absurdity, says writer and journalist Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are reviewing how HS2 cost can be ‘controlled’, minister says

But Manchester’s Andy Burnham threatens to sue if high-speed rail doesn’t reach his city

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: Billions spent, no track built and still no trains – 14 years on, what happened to HS2?

In today’s newsletter: As the government prepares to scale down its ambitious high speed rail project again, we explore what happened

The Guardian - UK

HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows

Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’

The Independent UK

What the papers say – September 26

A variety of stories feature on the front of the UK’s newspapers on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘alarmed’ by spiralling cost of HS2 as he faces Cabinet split

The Prime Minister has reportedly told allies he will not watch the cost continue to rise, in a sign he could be preparing to ditch the northern leg.

The Independent UK

Why has HS2 ended up being so expensive?

The project is shrouded in uncertainty and other countries’ railway constructions appear to be cheaper

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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Abolishing HS2 and inheritance tax? Rish! would not speculate on speculation he started

For far too long Rishi Sunak had been held back by successive Tory governments. Time for some unspecified action

The Guardian - UK

‘Coming-of-age moment’: Bee Network creates a buzz in Greater Manchester

The first buses bought back into public control since the 1980s roll out the depot in a ‘new dawn’ for public transport

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Scotland has 'little hope' of seeing HS2 benefits in 'unequal Union', Alba MP says

SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect…

The Guardian - UK

Millwall fans are not always fair game

Brief letters: An insult too far | The long road to HS2 | How to wear a hat | Royal visits | Cat collars

Evening Standard

‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told

The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston

The Guardian - UK

Save or scrap? What HS2’s champions and critics have said

Advisers, MPs and former ministers are sharply split over committing or quitting on the high-speed rail line

The Independent UK

Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2

PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows

The Guardian - UK

Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit

Only political expediency has kept this terrible mistake on the rails. Pull the brakes – and save Britain billions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

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