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Sunak fails to hand WhatsApp messages from time as chancellor to Covid inquiry

Exclusive: PM claims he has changed phone since running the Treasury and did not back up the messages

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak set to scrap HS2 Manchester leg as Tory mayor leads backlash

The Treasury declined to rule out plans being drawn up surrounding the axing of the route from Birmingham to Manchester

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

The Guardian view on the Conservative tax debate: the PM is losing friends and voters

Editorial: Rishi Sunak is unpopular because he is raising taxes, but failing to spend the money to fix Britain

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Levelling up towns list: Which areas of the UK will receive government funding?

A look at the 55 towns that will be receiving millions over the next decade

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

HS2: a long and winding timeline of the troubled high-speed rail project

Since Labour announced plans for north-south high-speed rail network nearly 14 years ago, project has been beset by problems

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Paying £7.15 for a sarnie? Use yer loaf

Brief letters: Food prices | Dogs don’t vote | Sunak’s war | Predictive text | Shirt pockets | Smells like H2S

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

OPINION - The Conservatives have vacated the centre ground

British elections are won on the centre ground. Whoever occupies that territory generally sweeps to power. This being the case, why doesn’t everyone do it?

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Scrapping of HS2 northern leg slammed by locals: ‘Biggest two fingers to the North in decades’

Business leaders and residents in the North slam government plans to delay HS2 as ‘complete betrayal’

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

The Tory attack on 20mph speed limits is already a losing battle

Once people have experienced the benefits in their area, there is barely any appetite for bringing the speed back up, says energy and environment analyst Roger Harrabin

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Hunt sets out plan to shrink civil service as Tory pressure to cut taxes mounts

Jeremy Hunt said improving public sector productivity could allow him to cut taxes.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023