When the conservative mayor of the West Midlands accused the government of cancelling the future if the leg between birmingham and manchester isnt built. Speaking outside the conservative Party Conference in manchester, andy street said the government must not give up on h52 and the Prime Minister must rethink radically how the project is delivered. But Downing Street is still insisting that no final decision has been made. With the latest, heres our political editor, chris mason, in manchester. Party conferences are always a cauldron of whispers and gossip. 0k, good evening, everybody. Denials and announcements. At half five tonight, enter the conservative mayor of the West Midlands. Gripping this situation means reexamining it. It does not mean giving up, admitting defeat, you could say, or even, you could say, cancelling the future. Mr street, have you considered resigning over the cancellation of the northern leg of hs2 . Were not talking about that. The issue is were working hard
Rainfall. But indications are that temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s for most parts of the uk. Thanks, helen. Now here, at the Tory Party Conference in manchester, the government appears to have lost control of the messaging on high speed rail to manchester. Were live from the conservative Party Conference here in manchester, where ministers keep repeating, when asked what the decision is on hs2, there are spades in the ground. Have you got any idea whats happening on hs2 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Happening on hst . Jeremy has ust discovered happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking i happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking speech. H here for the government is treasury minister Gareth Davies. Also at conference today, the former pm liz truss, whose government this time a year ago was imploding, is urging her successor to cut the hig