Like rwanda. Hs2. The Prime Minister is going to effectively say in his speech today, its not going to happen. That link from london to manchester. The mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, says cancelling it will tell the people north of england people in the north of england theyre class citizens theyre second class citizens when transport theyre second class citizens when belief transport theyre second class citizens when belief in transport theyre second class citizens when belief in some ort theyre second class citizens when belief in some ways that beggars belief in some ways that they are about to do this, to pull that plug here in manchester would show complete contempt for the people of this city, region and of the north of england as a whole. More strikes today is the first ever joint strike action by rail workers and the train drivers. Junior doctors and hospital consultants are all taking industrial action. This morning and changing the status quo. And changing the sta
Has already been scrapped. The cabinet will meet in manchester shortly. In his Party Conference speech shortly, rishi sunak is expected to set out alternative projects in the north of england and wales. He is likely to argue they amount to a better use of public money and can deliver improvements more quickly. Speculation over the future of hs2, beset by long delays and spiralling costs, has dominated the tory conference. The West Midlands mayor, andy street, a tory, ones that the prior minister is about to make an incredible political gaffe and he has not ruled out resigning over the issue. Nick eardleyjoins us from manchester. Nick, announcing that the line is going to be scrapped in the line is going to be scrapped in the city that it was supposed to get to. What is the prior minister expecting to get from this, politically . It expecting to get from this, politically . Expecting to get from this, politically . It is pretty bold, isnt it . The politically . It is pretty bold, isnt i
Were taken to hospital, including a 14 year old boy whose injuries are said to be life changing. The pupils were on their way to Calday Grange and west kirby grammar schools on the wirral when their bus overturned after colliding with a car. Dozens of conservative a car. Dozens of conservative mps have signed a pledge to never again vote for an increase in overall taxes. A former prime in overall taxes. A former Prime Minister, liz truss , and former minister, liz truss, and former Party Leader Sir Iain duncan smith, are among those to have signed up, along with seven former cabinet ministers the promise means they wont vote for the chancellors autumn statement if it contains tax rises. Putting pressure on rishi sunak ahead of the conservative Party Conference, jeremy hunt has told the times he wants to stop the vicious circle of ever rising taxes , but ruled out tax rising taxes, but ruled out tax cuts in the short term. Former Party Chairman sir jake berry, who organised the pledge,
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The Prime Minister says the first flight carrying Asylum Seekers to rwanda will leave in 10 to 12 weeks time come what may. He says an airfield is on standby and charter planes are booked. Rishi sunak had originally promised the first flight would take off this spring, but his timetable now suggests a delay until the summer. He says peers and mps will have to sit through the night tonight if necessary to pass the governments controversial rwanda legislation. Our political correspondent, helen catt is in westminster. Helen. New statistics out this morning show one of the reasons why rishi sunak might be so keen to get those flights off soon, last Year Parliament passed a law that said that some asylum cases could only be dealt with by being removed from the uk. But they cant go to rwanda because the Supreme Court ruled it was unsafe and there are now nearly 52,000 Asylum Seekers whose claims simply cant be dealt with here. So what the government did to try and get around this last year