Rishi Sunak has said he is 'not going to be forced into making premature decisions' on HS2 amid reports its northern leg has been scrapped.
Rishi Sunak has said he is "not going to be forced into making premature decisions" on HS2 amid reports its northern leg has been scrapped."We've got spades in the ground on HS2. We're getting on and delivering it," the prime minister told Sky.
He is first expected to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to sign off the measures during his party conference in the city most directly hit by the cut. The savings are set to free up more than £10 billion that can instead be spent on an east-west high-speed link - Northern Powerhouse Rail - as well as improvement to major roads and bus routes, he is set to say.The plans have been met with fury by regional leaders, including the Mayor of Birmingham Andy Street, who told LBC's Andrew Marr on Monday that the UK "must see it through" as a "serious G7 country".
"There is no question that if we do not go ahead with a connectivity from Birmingham to Manchester, it will be a very, very serious blow to Levelling Up," Mr Street added. No10 previously slapped down speculation that the PM is imminently to announce the ditching of the Northern part of the line in a bid to save cash.
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