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Ahead of a general election expected next year. Heres some of his speech i am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. And in its place. Applause. 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 in blue is already under construction and will be completed. But ....
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 wh ....
At least £22. 5 billion has already been spent building the london to birmingham section, while over £2 billion has gone towards the second phase on things such as buying up land and property. Labour manchester mayor andy burnham said ditching the manchester link would be a permanent statement to people in the north that they were second class citizens when it came to transport. Lets discuss the pros and cons. Joining me now is Alexandra Hall chen, whos the principal Policy Advisor for sustainability, skills, and employment at the institute of directors. Good morning to you. This has been such a contentious story. Ever since the leaks came out weeks ago about the future for hsz. What weeks ago about the future for hs2. What do you make of this decision on the part of the government . Decision on the part of the government . The key here is about stability government . The k ....
Key players in the Energy Sector are meeting in abu dhabi for the International Petroleum exhibition and conference. The focus this year is on ways the industry can accelerate the transition to clean energy, without causing chaos in energy supply. We supply. See demand this year growing at we see demand this year growing at 2. 4 Million Barrels a day year on year growth, next year we see demand continue to grow at about north of 2 Million Barrels a day. All subject to some of the uncertainties in the global markets, we were expecting earlier on in the year a bit faster growth for china, it has slowed down compared to what we were expecting, nevertheless still feel quite optimistic with the Global Economy< ....
Who is at the conference. So, who is at the conference. What are we expecting to good so, what are we expecting to hear . Good morning. It is a huge opportunity first and foremost this ed davey. 0ne opportunity first and foremost this ed davey. One of the problems the lib dems often have isjust ed davey. One of the problems the lib dems often have is just getting notice. He will have wall to wall coverage. It will be all over the News Bulletins later on and all over the newspapers tomorrow too. We are expecting him, as you say, to really honein expecting him, as you say, to really hone in on the issue of the nhs. They say when they talk to voters on the doorstep, it is the one issue that keeps coming up and up, people unable to get a gp or dentist appointment, ambulance wait time key issue too. Some expecting to really attack the conservatives record on that, and to attack their record more generally in office too, because the bec ....