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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 · Sep 26, 2023

What the papers say – September 26

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

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

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 · Sep 25, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

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 National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

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

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

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

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 Guardian - 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

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 Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023