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Sunak's pledge to break 'old consensus'

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In the biggest speech of his premiership so far, the Prime Minister has launched an attack on his predecessors. One of those predecessors has gone public to criticise the decision to cancel the northern leg of HS2, confirmed in the speech. Rishi Sunak insists every penny of the 拢36bn intended for it will be spent on other projects. But opinions among northern leaders are divided - we hear from two of them.

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  • Wed 4 Oct 2023 22:00

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