Rishi Sunak set to confirm scrapping of Manchester leg of HS2

HS2 updates as Rishi Sunak speaks out after 'deciding to scrap Manchester leg'

The Prime Minister has reportedly decided to scrap the Birmingham to Manchester leg

Rishi Sunak refuses to confirm if HS2 Manchester to Birmingham will be scrapped

The Prime Minister is in the middle of mounting speculation over the project as he appears in Manchester at the Tories' autumn conference

Sunak facing backlash as he is poised to announce scrapping HS2 to Manchester

The scaling back of the high speed rail project comes as he holds the Conservative Party conference in the northern city.

The 'real reason' why Rishi Sunak is set to axe HS2 Manchester link

Rishi Sunak is set to axe HS2's Manchester leg in a bid to please some Tory MPs concerned about ballooning costs.

The farce of scrapping the Manchester leg of HS2

Oh my god he did it. He actually bloody did it. Rishi Sunak genuinely drove to Manchester, then cancelled the bit of the High Speed 2 rail link that would go to Manchester. Or did he? Perhaps not: someone close to No 10 has been rather sniffily briefing any client journalists who happen to pass that the decision has still not been taken. It is striking that no one is attempting to brief that the project will definitely go ahead, however. There a…

Rishi Sunak to announce he's scrapping HS2 to Manchester in betrayal of the North

The decision to axe the high speed rail line from Birmingham to the North West of England comes as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual party conference