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
Good evening. The conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, has urged the Prime Minister not to give up on the line between birmingham and manchester. It comes amid speculation that rishi sunak is about to announce that stage of the operation will be relaxed. Andy street said he must not give up on a but the Prime Minister is right to get a grip of the situation. Party conferences are cauldrons of gossip and whispers, denials and announcements. The whole question of h52, whether it will be built in hsz, whether it will be built in full between birmingham and manchester, as well as the connection between the West Midlands and london, has dominated over the last couple of days here for a simple reason. The government will not answer that very simple question. The speculation has swirled again today and tonight Downing Street say that no final decision has yet been made. And yet that intervention from the mayor of the West Midlands once again sparking off the discussion. That
Good afternoon. There are warnings of extreme disruption in hospitals in england this week. This morning, Junior Doctors and consultants walked out on strike for three days, bringing non Emergency Care to a near standstill. The doctors and consultants want above inflation wage rises. The government says its made fair and final pay offers. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. Whose nhs . Our nhs. Picket lines of medics in what whose nhs . Our nhs. Picket lines of medics in what is whose nhs . Our nhs. Picket lines of medics in what is the whose nhs . Our nhs. Picket lines of medics in what is the most medics in what is the most significant strike to hit the nhs in england. Forthe significant strike to hit the nhs in england. For the next few days hospitals will survive on minimum coverfrom hospitals will survive on minimum cover from consultants and Junior Doctors. Only Emergency Care will be provided and with almost 8 million patients already on waiting lists, the situat
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