‘Why single us out?’ Bradfordians up in arms after Lee Anderson HS2 diss Some of the half a million Bradfordians have been outraged by Lee Anderson’s HS2 quip The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Tory conference unease grows over Sunak and Hunt’s lack of ambition MPs express bafflement PM has resolved to do so little since ‘steadying ship’ after Truss’s disastrous tenure The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
'Each other’s best friends': Rishi Sunak's wife introduces him to Tory conference AKSHATA Murty, the Prime Minister’s wife, made a surprise address at Conservative Party Conference ahead of Rishi Sunak’s speech. The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2023
Slow the trains and slow the build to save billions on HS2, advises former Eurostar director ‘High-speed lines have a habit of creating political potholes for ministers,’ says Paul Charles The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
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 · Oct 4, 2023
Murder investigation launched after fatal ‘XL bully’ attack Northumbria Police responded to an incident in Shiney Row, Sunderland, on Tuesday evening. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Man dies after XL Bully dog attack in Sunderland The 54-year-old was rushed to hospital but didn’t survive the serious injuries The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Chris Packham issues legal challenge against Rishi Sunak 'The ball is in your court, Prime Minister' The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2023
Man ‘seriously injured’ after dog attack in Sunderland The dog was destroyed but police have not yet revealed its breed The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Tory mayor Andy Street decides not to quit despite Sunak scrapping HS2 leg West Midlands mayor says he remains committed to high-speed rail link to Manchester after suggestion he might leave party over move The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
What time is Rishi Sunak’s conference speech today? And how can you watch it? The PM will use his speech to criticise 30 years of a ‘broken’ system incentivising ‘the easy decision, not the right one’ The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Chris Packham issues legal challenge to PM over delay to net-zero policies The naturalist and TV presenter said Rishi Sunak failed to consult the public, his own climate advisers and Parliament. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Sunak scraps Manchester HS2 leg, plans to stop children today ever legally smoking and says A-levels to be replaced – as it happened Prime minister says HS2 move will release £36bn, that he will raise smoking age by one year, every year and announces five-subject qualification The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
Row erupts after NHS leaders say doctors strike ‘causing significant risk’ to patients More than a million operations and appointments have been cancelled since industrial action in the NHS began last December Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 UK 30-year borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 as bond market sell-off grips markets – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as fears of high interest rates hit the bond market
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Boris Johnson’s decision-making over Covid was ‘bipolar’, Sir Patrick Vallance warned The former PM was accused of failing to lead the country in the early days of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry was told
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023 Rishi Sunak to pitch himself as leader to ‘fundamentally change the country’ The Prime Minister will use his Conservative conference speech in Manchester on Wednesday to criticise 30 years of a ‘broken’ system
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 Wednesday briefing: The conference that shows the Tories may be resigned to losing the election In today’s newsletter: From dithering on HS2 to playing the culture war hits, the Conservative conference is all out of ideas
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 Mad, bad and dangerous to know: we are witnessing the Tories’ final descent into absurdity This spectacle shows how politics is degraded when power is wielded by a party that is no longer serious about government, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 David Cameron attacks Rishi Sunak over HS2 as PM announces smoking ban – Tory conference live PM condemned by two No 10 predecessors for axeing rail link beyond Birmingham and plan to phase out cigarettes
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 From 15-minute cities to bananas: why do Tories seem to be bending the truth? Rise in provably false statements by Rishi Sunak and his ministers adds weight to theory No 10 is sowing untruths for electoral advantage
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Most voters think Sunak is doing a bad job on his priorities – poll Satisfaction with Rishi Sunak’s performance on his five priorities has fallen since May.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Sunak in promise to change Britain’s ‘broken’ politics as HS2 faces cuts The Prime Minister will position himself as the leader to ‘fundamentally change our country’ ahead of an election expected next year.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023 Boris Johnson was ‘flip-flopping’ on decisions during Covid, wrote Vallance Chief scientific adviser in 2020 found the ex-PM ‘completely inconsistent’ in his evidence to the Covid inquiry
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Boris Johnson ‘scrawled in capitals that long Covid was ‘b*****ks’, Covid Inquiry hears Long Covid groups claim the former prime minister initially ‘denied the truth of the suffering’