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Tory Conference Derailed By HS2

On the day of the chancellor鈥檚 speech, everyone鈥檚 talking about a train line.

On the day of the chancellor鈥檚 speech, everyone鈥檚 talking about a train line.

West Midlands Tory mayor Andy Street has said Rishi Sunak would be "cancelling the future" if he "gives up" on the Manchester leg of HS2.

Adam and Chris are there for his impromptu press conference.

Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands joins to react to that, as well as what Jeremy Hunt and Liz Truss had to say today.

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01:12 Andy Street press conference
10:42 Tory chairman Greg Hands
22:11 Analysis with Chris Mason

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