an endorsement of rishi sunak s announcement? i an endorsement of rishi sunak s announcement? an endorsement of rishi sunak s announcement? ~ ., announcement? i think that interview will be met with announcement? i think that interview will be met with a announcement? i think that interview will be met with a sigh announcement? i think that interview will be met with a sigh of announcement? i think that interview will be met with a sigh of relief - announcement? i think that interview will be met with a sigh of relief in - will be met with a sigh of relief in number ten. there were concerns in government, we heard them over the course of the day, that andy street might be so angry about what was about to happen that he might walk. but the fact he decided to stay and called it a compromise and said he is going to remain mayor and stand again for the conservative party will undoubtedly be welcomed in number ten. there are some people who are really unhappy at this deci
for the coming uk election. is it enough to change the political weather? way to school in croydon last week. for a vigil. hello. rishi sunak delivered his most important speech as prime minister today, with the promise the country, would see the real him. a leader setting out what he believes, including being willing to take the toughest decisions. well at the conservative party conference, he set out a number of key policies, on education and health. but the most controversial idea had been flagged for weeks, the scrapping of the high speed rail line from birmingham to the north of england, and he made the announcement, in manchester. it was an ambitious project to link up the country, but costs spiralled and the plans were hacked back, with the eastern leg of hs2 scapped two years ago. then today, came confirmation that the birmingham to manchester route would also die, along with the line to east midlands parkway. the big question, what would become of the money saved?
which is pretty spice y. ..by all accounts. good evening. in his first speech to the party conference as tory leader, rishi sunak said he is only too happy divide opinion and seemingly his own party if that s what it takes to put britain on a long term path to success. but his first big change is to scrap the northern leg of h52, the high speed railway that was supposed to link london with manchester a decision his predecessor david cameron said the country would come to regret for years to come. perhaps after promising the north a programme for levelling up, it is a gamble the conservatives may come to regret much sooner. mr suank has also promised a new qualification for further education. that willl a levels and the more vocational t levels will be combined that will combine a levels and the more vocational t levels into one single qualification, which in future will be known as the advanced british standard. and to enhance the future, health, of the nation, he is pr
porters. we have met the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies forjunior doctors and consultants in full. we have cut their taxes on their pensions, as they requested, but they continue, they requested, but they continue, they continue to demand massive, unaffordable pay rises, and that they have chosen to walk out this week says it all. this strike is all about politics, not patients. applause these strikes are not in the spirit of the nhs. this year we celebrate its 75 years of service and one of my abiding aim is as your prime minister is to set the nhs up for the next 75. true believers in the promise of the nhs wanted to reflect the world we live in today. that means a higher quality service that offers you the patient more choice, allowing you to use any provider, independent or nhs, free of charge, if that will get you treated quicker. a common sense reform that this conservative government has made. applause now, next, steve and i want to give the nhs t
with the north of england and the east midlands. but costs spiralled and it was scaled back. the eastern leg of h52 was cancelled two years ago. now birmingham to manchester has also been scrapped, as well as the line to east midlands parkway. we ll be getting reaction from all along the network tonight. our transport correspondent katy austin is in birmingham, our north of england correspondent danny savage is in leeds, but first let s go to our political editor chris mason in manchester. sophie, for at least three weeks the plug has been poised to be pulled on a big chunk of hs2. today, it was yanked out. the prime minister acknowledged it was a controversial decision, but he insisted it was the right call, even though there are plenty, including in his own party, who think it is a huge mistake. and all of this on a day of big announcements from rishi sunak. manchester this lunchtime, and the prime minister s warm up. rishi and i are each other s best friends, and i couldn