Rishi Sunak is still refusing to say whether the northern leg of the high speed line will be scrapped - but Downing Street sources say his speech on Wednesday will be 'worth waiting for'.
Rishi Sunak is still refusing to say whether the northern leg of the high speed line will be scrapped - but Downing Street sources say his speech on Wednesday will be"worth waiting for".Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has continued to dodge questions on the future of HS2, despite the issue dominating his party's conference in Manchester.
In a series of interviews this morning, Mr Sunak declined once again to give a yes or no answer over the final destination of the project. First touted by Labour in 2009, HS2 has been a core pledge of the Conservative government, but it has been plagued by soaring costs and continued delays.
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