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Increase comes after UK government axed rest of line to Manchester in bid to save £36bn
Sunak’s decision to curtail the rail project goes against international experience
Announcement may ‘land badly’ with electorate as UK government shifts focus to new local schemes
The Labour leader said on Thursday he cannot commit to reversing Rishi Sunak’s cut to the northern leg of HS2
The £36bn saved from cancelling the northern leg is meant to fund smaller transport schemes
Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the redevelopment as he confirmed line would reach the station
Rishi Sunak to announce decision on high speed rail line in his Conservative conference speech
Former journalist Andrew Gilligan has long railed against the high-speed rail project and its managers
Cancelling Manchester leg would reduce connectivity gains needed to justify the project
Prime minister declines to comment on ‘speculation’ but says project costs are ‘enormous’
The problem with Britain’s high-speed rail project is that we’re looking at it all wrong
UK prime minister draws up ‘plan for motorists’ to try and close opposition Labour party’s polling lead
Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route
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