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OPINION - Why HS2 may mean *fewer* people travel by train

Imagine spending upwards of £50bn on a new high speed rail line which ends up cutting capacity and leading to slower journey times. Good news! You don't have to. It is a reasonable description of the impact of axing HS2 north of Birmingham, via a properly jaw-dropping report by the National…

Evening Standard

PMQs sketch: Sir Keir Starmer stunned as Rishi Sunak takes the high road

Tory leader, at head of vastly shrunken party, stresses unity on Ukraine instead of the usual jousting

Evening Standard

Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap rebellion in first PMQs as PM

Prime minister counters SNP questions with statistics on Scottish child poverty after stripping seven MPs of whip

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Keir Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap in first PMQs as prime minister – as it happened

Labour leader quizzed by SNP on benefit cap after suspending seven Labour MPs over their stance on the issue

The Guardian - UK

How will the Tory leadership race work as James Cleverly enters contest

JAMES Cleverly has become the first Tory leadership hopeful to declare his candidacy in the race to replace Rishi Sunak.

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly enters race to become next Tory leader

James Cleverly said he wanted to ‘unite’ the Conservative Party after their historic electoral defeat

The Independent UK

James Cleverly first to declare run for Conservative leadership

Shadow home secretary says he is ‘best placed’ to unite party and that he aims to become prime minister

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The Guardian view on the Conservative party: whatever goes around comes around

Editorial: Since 1900, only four Tory leaders have not gone on to become prime minister. Rishi Sunak’s successor is likely to become the fifth

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces long goodbye as he fills in during Tory leadership contest

It’s likely to be a gruelling few months for former PM but his party hopes it buys them time to find a future winner

The Guardian - UK

Who will be the next Tory leader? Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch go head to head

Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head with Robert Jenrick

Evening Standard

Public will be encouraged NOT to travel after HS2 axed, new report finds

RISHI Sunak’s decision to curtail HS2 means the public may need to be incentivised not to travel by train, according to the UK’s public spending…

The National (Scotland)

'Years of delay' before new HS2 station at Euston gets off ground, warns public spending watchdog

Report lists disastrous impact of Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay high-speed rail link

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kamala Harris is cursed with clunky phrases, but she can take on Donald Trump with vigour

Kamala Harris’s appearance in Delaware last night was a coronation with undertones of a first-night audition. Harris could afford to look reassured — a nifty political operation to “clear the field” of competitors had succeeded. This suggested that the Joe Biden drop-out was not wholly a surprise to his Veep.…

Evening Standard

Sunak’s scrapping of HS2 will cost £100m and take up to three years, National Audit Office warns

NAO lays bare the cost and complications of decision to scrap phase 2 of the high-speed rail plan, first revealed by The Independent

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Britain's defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November

Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: As Harris clinches the nomination, Trump’s team readies a new attack plan

In today’s newsletter: The Republicans’ attack campaign was based on their Democratic opponent being elderly, weak and impaired – but now they’ve got to pivot, fast

The Guardian - UK

Tory conference could be like a wake as business stays away

Attendance in Birmingham predicted to be worst in living memory with big impact on party’s fundraising efforts

The Guardian - UK

Tories will pick new leader in November after agreeing extended timetable

Four MPs will be shortlisted before party conference, with Badenoch, Cleverly, Tugendhat and Patel current favourites

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New Conservative leader to be named on 2 November, party announces

Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Priti Patel are all expected to compete to replace Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race triggered as Rishi Sunak formally steps down

Former PM will remain acting leader until his successor is chosen on November 2

The Independent UK

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The U_K_'s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen."

The Guardian - UK

Fresh from his international lap of honour, Starmer’s next role was Biden mourner-in-chief

If things don’t work out for the PM in No 10, he has a glorious alternative career ahead of him delivering heartfelt eulogies

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? Millionaire former Tory chancellor who has joined Reform

Born to a Kurdish family in Iraq, Nadhim Zahawi rose to prominence first as Boris Johnson’s vaccines minister

The Independent UK

Lammy jets off to India with trade deal back on the UK agenda despite Modi embracing Putin

Keir Starmer’s government puts aside concerns over Modi government to reopen trade talks

The Guardian - UK

From Southampton FC to parliament, Reform MP Rupert Lowe divides opinion

Ex-Southampton chair had a reputation for ruthlessness and just weeks into his new job has angered teaching unions

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