Costs have risen, and the government is thought to be considering cancelling or at least delaying that second leg to the north. The route from birmingham to leeds has already been scrapped. But many voices, including several within the conservatives, say that pulling the plug on the project would paint the uk in a very bad light. Live now to manchester and our political correspondent, nick eardley. The Prime Minister has been speaking to the bbc today, once again refusing to announce a final decision on that Manchester Leg. Yes, he has not said much. There has been speculation for days about what is going on with hsz, whether thats birmingham to Manchester Leg is going to be scrapped. Were pretty sure it is because what would normally happen if that wasnt the is someone would put their hand up and say you have got it wrong, it is going to go ahead. The question is when the Prime Minister is actually going to announce that, and when we might get some clarity on what is going to happen i
Was delayed by five hours because of bad weather. The high profile new arrivals at the Saudi Pro League teams mean there are perhaps more eyes on the asian version of the Champions League than ever before. But also because of a recent agreement saudi clubs are playing matches in iran this season for the First Time Since 2016. On monday, though, al ittihads match against iranian club sepahan was cancelled at the last minute. The stadium In The City Of Isfahan was packed with 60 thousand fans, but the saudi team featuring the likes of Karim Benzema and ngolo kante never came out of the dressing room. The club were opposed to a statue of an iranian general assassinated in 2020 being placed at the entrance to the pitch. The Asian Football Confederation said the game had been cancelled due to unanticipated and unforeseen circumstances. Its the final round of Cricket World Cup warm ups in india today, but the host nations match against The Netherlands has been abandoned because of the weathe
Rishi sunak faces pressure to spell out the future of the High Speed Rail Link to the north of england, as businesses and politicians demand answers. As businesses and all as businesses and i can say is im not going to be forced all i can say is im not going to be forced into a premature decision. And pope francis appears to leave open the possibility of priests blessing some same sex couples. Now to Nagorno Karabakh which has been left virtually empty of Ethnic Armenians after it came under full azerbaijani control. We have been speaking to a professor of armenian studies. It is so important to hear the story of people you have talked to. If you can tell me once again, you have been speaking to those who have fled Nagorno Karabakh, what are the main problems and issues and fears that people you have been speaking to have right now . First of all, ithink speaking to have right now . First of all. I think i speaking to have right now . First of all, i thinki should speaking to have righ
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