Rishi Sunak refuses to comment AGAIN on HS2 to Manchester ahead of Tory conference speech

The 'final decision' to axe the HS2 rail line to Manchester was taken during the Conservative Party conference held in the city - despite Rishi Sunak outlining the plan in a video apparently filmed days earlier.

Six Brits were killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel and a further 10 are missing, Rishi Sunak has announced to MPs.

Major public bonfire nights and fireworks organised by Manchester Council will not take place for a second year running with bosses blaming "rising costs" and "pressure on budgets".

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has praised a viral parody of the film targeted at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – check it out below.The parody video titled “Trainstopping”, created by JOE.co.uk, reimagines the “Choose Life” scene from Danny Boyle’s 1996 film with Sunak as Ewan McGregor’s character Mark Renton.The reworked version of the speech reads: “Choose life. Choose net zero. Choose clean air.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he was 'proud' of the decision to cut HS2 to Manchester - and shrugged off criticism from ex-Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and former Chancellor George Osborne. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday to confirm he has axed Phases 2a and 2b of the high-speed railway.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recorded a video message saying he was scrapping HS2 to Manchester around three days before he formerly made the announcement, according to reports today.

Rishi Sunak 'hasn't spoken to any northern leaders' after he axed the HS2 rail link to Manchester, a mayor who also complained about his alternative proposals said today.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been reported to police after making a joke about former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Sunak made the comments during his speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester today.

The Prime Minister has been accused of ‘stoking a culture war’ after making ‘sickening’ comments about transgender people in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Rishi Sunak made several announcements in his much-anticipated speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today (October 4). He confirmed that the Northern leg of HS2 would be scrapped following weeks of speculation over the major scheme.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a plan to ban smoking for the next generation.

The Manchester leg of HS2 has been cancelled, the Prime Minister has confirmed today. The high-speed railway line, which is currently being built between London and Birmingham, will not reach the North of England as planned.It follows weeks of speculation over the fate of the second phase of the multi-billion pound scheme. Ministers have repeatedly refused to confirm whether HS2 line to Manchester will go ahead since reports first emerged last month that the government was considering shelving the plans due to concerns about spiraling costs and severe delays.

Rishi Sunak will today (Wednesday, October 4) deliver his first 2023 Conservative Party conference speech since becoming Prime Minister. The speech is expected to attempt to unite the party following reports a general election is imminent.

Rishi Sunak - widely expected to announce the axing of the Manchester leg of HS2 - will criticise decades of politicians making 'the easy decision, not the right one' when he takes to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference in the heart of the city.

A heckler was ejected from Suella Braverman’s Conservative Party Conference speech. The man was escorted out by party staff and police during the Home Secretary’s speech on Tuesday (October 3) after criticising her stance on gender politics. It did not impact her speech.

Rishi Sunak laughed after he was grilled by Susanna Reid about 'letting down the people of Manchester' amid reports he is planning to axe the northern HS2 leg.

Rishi Sunak has sparked fury after repeatedly refusing to answer whether HS2 will come to Manchester.

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United's decision-making let them down in their defeat to Crystal Palace, as their set-piece vulnerability was exploited once again.

Thousands of protesters are to take to the streets of Manchester as the Conservative Party Conference gets underway in the city. The four-day event being held at the Manchester Central convention centre begins on Sunday.

Boris Johnson has said delaying or cutting the HS2 route to Manchester would be a 'betrayal' of the North of England.