An ‘empowering’ studio space and marketplace for Black-owned businesses is set to open on the edge of Manchester city centre.
The three key points we learned from Rishi Sunak's speech in Manchester
04.10.2023 - 13:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
The Prime Minister said that 'every penny' of the £36bn saved will be spent on transport in the North and Midlands and set out a series of projects that would benefit. He also announced new proposals for education, smoking and vaping in the hour-long speech.
This includes phasing out the legal sale of cigarettes and all students having to study maths and English until 18. However, no tax cuts were announced as Mr Sunak told the audience at Manchester Central Convention Complex that he will focus on inflation instead.
READ MORE: Rishi Sunak speech LIVE as Prime Minister cancels HS2 Birmingham to Manchester leg
READ MORE: 'The facts have changed': Rishi Sunak announces he IS scrapping Manchester's HS2 leg after weeks of denials
The Northern leg of HS2 has been scrapped, Mr Sunak confirmed after weeks of speculation. He said the 'facts have changed' since the project was first proposed in 2009 and promised by successive governments, but has since been hit by spiraling costs and huge delays.
The Prime Minister said that the £36bn saved by not building a new high-speed railway line between Birmingham and Manchester would be spent on 'hundreds' of transport projects in the North and the Midlands. He also confirmed that HS2 will reach Euston in central London, rather than stopping six miles away at Old Oak Common which was being considered, according to reports.
Mr Sunak listed a series of transport projects that would benefit from investment including to 'protect' £12bn to
The website celebfans.org is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Popular Celebs
Popular Tags
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
17.10.2023 / 21:47
Email claiming there was 'suspicious package' on flight sees police block Manchester Airport runway with 'airfield closed'
An email claiming there was a 'suspicious package' on board a flight saw police and fire crews swarm the runway at Manchester Airport on Tuesday night (October 17).
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
16.10.2023 / 20:17
'Final decision' to axe HS2 to Manchester made at Tory conference despite Rishi Sunak video days earlier, says No 10
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
16.10.2023 / 18:47
Six Brits killed in Hamas attack in Israel and 10 more missing says PM Rishi Sunak
Six Brits were killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel and a further 10 are missing, Rishi Sunak has announced to MPs.
dailyrecord.co.uk
14.10.2023 / 20:43
Rishi Sunak promises to ‘stand with’ Israel and British Jews a week on from attack
Rishi Sunak has promised “always” to stand with Israel, in a message to Britain’s Jewish community a week on from the attack by Hamas that left hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers dead.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
14.10.2023 / 13:25
The skin crawling reason trams and buses across Greater Manchester are being deep cleaned
Regular 'deep cleans' are being carried out on trams and buses across Greater Manchester amid fears a bed bug invasion could be looming. It comes after the blood-sucking critters were apparently spotted on the London Underground.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
14.10.2023 / 07:49
The biggest planning developments submitted this week in Greater Manchester
Housing developments around Greater Manchester are nothing new, but this week has seen two huge developments in Salford come to light.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
09.10.2023 / 12:53
Full list of Big Brother 2023 housemates including model from Manchester and Miss Universe winner
Big Brother has made its long-awaited return as sixteen new housemates have entered the house.
ok.co.uk
06.10.2023 / 13:43
This Morning's Dermot O'Leary asks Rishi Sunak 'are you ashamed' of immigration speech
Friday morning's episode of This Morning (October 6) got political as Dermot O’Leary grilled Rishi Sunak over Suella Braverman's immigration speech at the Tory Party conference. During the conference, the Home Secretary, "warned of a 'hurricane of mass migration'".
nme.com
05.10.2023 / 11:53
‘Trainspotting’ author praises viral parody mocking Rishi Sunak
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
05.10.2023 / 08:53
Rishi Sunak's denials over HS2 to Manchester 'exposed by his own video'
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
05.10.2023 / 07:09
'He hasn't spoken to any northern leaders': Rishi Sunak faces backlash as ex-Tory PMs slam him for scrapping HS2 to Manchester
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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
04.10.2023 / 18:49
Rishi Sunak reported to Police Scotland over Nicola Sturgeon joke in speech
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
04.10.2023 / 16:45
Rishi Sunak saying ‘a man is a man and a woman is a woman’ branded ‘sickening’ and ‘ridiculous’
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
04.10.2023 / 12:25
Rishi Sunak announces plan to ban smoking for next generation
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a plan to ban smoking for the next generation.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
04.10.2023 / 12:15
Rishi Sunak announces he IS scrapping Manchester's HS2 leg after weeks of denials
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.10.2023 / 23:33
What time is Rishi Sunak's speech at Conservative party conference today - and what to expect
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.10.2023 / 21:31
Rishi Sunak will slam decades of politicians 'making the easy decision, not the right one' as he 'confirms HS2 to Manchester will be scrapped'
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.10.2023 / 12:05
Rishi Sunak laughs as Susanna Reid grills him on GMB about 'letting down people of Manchester' over HS2
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.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.10.2023 / 08:11
Rishi Sunak refuses to comment AGAIN on HS2 to Manchester ahead of Tory conference speech
Rishi Sunak today refused to comment AGAIN on the future of HS2 rail to Manchester, amid reports he will announce the scrapping of the northern leg of the line during his keynote speech to the Tory party conference on Tuesday.