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?
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
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