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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports

Rishi Sunak has publicly refused to guarantee the high-speed line will go to Manchester and is reportedly set to wield the axe.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government could miss electric car-charging target by 12 years – Tories

The Scottish Conservatives said ministers needed to ‘urgently up their game’.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps hints at change to HS2 plans amid £8bn cost shock

Defence secretary says it would be ‘irresponsible’ to finance scheme if cost soars

Evening Standard

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Major Tory donor threatens to back Labour over ‘madness’ of Sunak’s net zero U-turn

Billionaire John Caudwell was the Tories’ largest donor before the last election in 2019

The Independent UK

Major Tory donor says he will not back Sunak due to green U-turn ‘madness’

John Caudwell, who gave party £500,000 before 2019 election, did not rule out supporting Labour

The Guardian - UK

Sunak reportedly considering inheritance tax cut

The state of the nation’s finances mean there is little prospect of a change in the near future.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems take aim at Tory heartlands with promise to usher in ‘liberal Britain’

Party kicks off conference by throwing down gauntlet to Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

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Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

David Cameron, Boris Johnson and the government’s own infrastructure tsar join outcry against ‘tragedy’ of cancelling Birmingham to Manchester rail line – first revealed in The Independent

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak pushes to axe northern HS2 rail line ahead of Tory conference

Sources say the PM wants to scrap the project’s section o Manchester before the party’s annual gathering in the city next weekend

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s net zero backtrack: a cynical ploy that won’t play with voters

The prime minister has trashed the consensus on climate to no electoral avail for the Tories

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of XL Bully owners march to protest breed ban - but without their dogs

Rishi Sunak has said the breed will be banned by the end of the year after spate of attacks

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to call for UK clean energy action in New York City address

Exclusive: Labour leader pledges party would stand ‘strong on the UK’s climate commitments’ in contrast to Sunak’s net zero reversal

The Guardian - US

Man taken to hospital after suspected American XL bully dog attack in park

The man was injured in the attack on Friday evening, but the owner left the scene before police arrived.

The Independent UK

‘XL bully’ owner wanted by police after man attacked in park rushed to hospital

The dog involved in the attack is believed to be a grey-coloured XL Bully, the Metropolitan Police says

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UK ministers scrap energy efficiency taskforce after six months

Group tasked with overseeing initiative to insulate homes and upgrade boilers was only set up in March

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s popularity sinks to lowest ever after climate U-turns

Tory prime minister losing support among Lib Dems who he needs to win over in ‘blue wall’ marginals

The Guardian - UK

Watering down the UK’s net zero strategy may backfire for Rishi Sunak

Just as ‘stop the boats’ campaign didn’t win the Tories support, their new ‘red wall’-targeting policy on carbon emissions may backfire

The Independent UK

Miliband hits out at Sunak over net zero policy shift

Shadow net zero secretary Ed Miliband said the Prime Minister viewed the green agenda as an obligation rather than an opportunity.

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The Guardian - UK

‘The worst kind of culture war’: Tories attack Rishi Sunak’s reversal on net zero

The prime minister’s attempts to turn the climate emergency into a US-style wedge issue have dismayed veteran MPs who champion green policies

Evening Standard

Former Tory leaders condemn ‘desperate’ move to ditch HS2 to Manchester

Boris Johnson said rumoured cuts to HS2 were ‘Treasury driven nonsense’, with David Cameron also said to have intervened.

The Guardian - UK

Axing HS2 Manchester leg would be a tragedy, says UK infrastructure chief

Sir John Armitt says cost of project needs to curbed, but that there are ‘massive benefits’ to economy in continuing

The Independent UK

Scrapping second leg of HS2 would be a ‘tragedy’, warns government tsar

Boris Johnson and David Cameron have also warned Rishi Sunak not to cut back the project, with the former saying it would ‘mutilate’ the planned rail network

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not the first generation to wonder how genuine our leaders are’: Mary Beard on politicians as performers

From Nero to Sunak, leaders have always put on a show for the public. The scholar explores the notorious Roman emperor’s fondness for acting and how the stage became a metaphor for power itself

The Guardian - UK

Battles, old flames and key narratives: a look ahead to conference season

From Liz Truss to Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit to net zero, who are the key figures and crucial issues to look out for at the main party conferences?

The Independent UK

Trouble for Sunak as heartland Tory MPs left ‘vulnerable’ by PM’s net zero U-turns

Conservative voters say climate policies are important to how they will vote

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