Its soaring costs. He pledged to reinvest every penny in other Transport Projects in the north, the midlands and across the country. The speech was widely seen as an opportunity for the Prime Minister to revitalise his party ahead of a general election expected next year. Here are some of his speech. I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. And in its place. And in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new Transport Projects in the north and the midlands across the country. This means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. Applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 actually is. Its a High Speed Railway which is what the Hs Stands For and it was touted as the uks biggest infrastructure project, aiming to transform public transport between london, the midlands and the north. The first part, between west london and birmingham, is already under cons
The beach was widely seen as an opportunity for the Prime Minister To Revitalise his party ahead of a general election expected next year. Our Political Editor chris mason reports. Manchester this lunchtime, and the Prime Ministers warm up. Rishi and i are each other s best friends, and i couldnt imagine being anywhere else to show my support to him. Rishi sunak began by thanking her, his daughters, his parents as he drew a link between himself and margaret thatcher. This conservative party, the party of the grocer s daughter and the pharmacist s son, will always be the party of enterprise, the party of small business. He said he has taken a look at how Government Works since he became Prime Minister, and not liked what hes seen. It isnt anger, its an exhaustion with politics. Weve had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. As for taxes, they will come down, he claimed, but didnt say when. And then, it was to the crux of this speech, the
To going ahead with the full hs2 line and we have been asking them for some time what their commitment is and they said they wanted to study the numbers and see how they looked before making any sort of long term commitment. I want to bring another conservative mp, greg smith. I know you are not the biggest fan of hs2 but can you understand why some people see this as a betrayal . The understand why some people see this as a betrayal . As a betrayal . The argument is the Prime Minister as a betrayal . The argument is the Prime Minister put as a betrayal . The argument is the Prime Minister put forward as a betrayal . The argument is the Prime Minister put forward at as a betrayal . The argument is the Prime Minister put forward at the l Prime Minister put forward at the arguments i have been making for years and years and years, no point spending all this money to connect a handful of places in the United Kingdom when with my transport select committee hat on, i visited leeds and bradf
And early on sunday morning, long before tourists arrive, i m joining the guys for the real deal. that s one hardcore scuba diving suit. there s not one bit of skin showing. i ve dived before. i m not sure i d want to go into the canals of venice, as lovely as they are. i want to find out what the newly trained canal cleaners have to contend with. okay. so what is all this? these are the heart of the operation. the teams have to stay in constant communication. it s crucial to help the guys underwater cope with the difficult conditions. it must be very dark and gloomy. can you see?
It s been an impressive haul today, and that s just from one trip. so with another 200 or more canals to go something tells me they ve got a lot to keep them busy for some time yet. so next time you re enjoying a leisurely ride along the waterways of venice, spare a thought for the gondoliers who donate their time to clean up the canals. even if they haven t mastered singing underwater yet. and if you re interested in a few days in venice in the nearfuture, here s a roundup of the best the city has to offer. i think all through the summer to november is the 59th venice biennale. as the name suggests, the contemporary art exhibition runs every two years. but due to covid, there s been a three year gap. this year is heavily weighted towards women, with 90% of the main exhibition given over to female artists.