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Tory ministers are to blame for spiralling HS2 costs, says ex-rail boss

Former HS2 chairman fires back at ‘short sighted’ ministers and says axing northern leg would be ‘scandalous’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says he won’t be ‘rushed’ into HS2 decision as critics’ anger grows

PM denies high-speed rows are derailing the Tory conference in Manchester

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak refuses to endorse Suella Braverman’s claim multiculturalism has failed – as it happened

The PM instead praised the UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’, saying the nation has done an ‘incredible job of integrating people’

The Guardian - UK

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Arts groups urge bankrupt Birmingham not to sell its heritage

Letter to incoming commissioners says city’s culture must be preserved and prioritised

The Guardian - UK

NHS trust issues apology after culture report highlights bullying concerns

More than half of employees surveyed online said they had felt bullied or harassed in the workplace at the University Hospitals Birmingham trust.

The Independent UK

Top five roles on Motorsport Jobs this week

F1 Arcade will open their new venue in Birmingham in November and they are looking for a technician to become their technical expert, managing and providing support for their bespoke F1 simulators.

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Pulling plug on HS2 ‘would be final nail in coffin for levelling up’

Exclusive: Business leaders and politicians in north of England say scrapping high-speed rail link would threaten businesses and jobs

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Sunak warned he is ‘risking cohesion of country’ as Labour mayors meet over HS2

Labour mayors Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram gathered in Leeds to warn against further rail cuts.

The Independent UK

Labour says Sunak should take blame for soaring HS2 costs as they happened on his ‘direct watch’ – as it happened

Labour says HS2 costs almost trebled while Sunak was chief secretary to the Treasury, chancellor and then PM

The Guardian - UK

Labour mayors urge Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2

Regional leaders express dismay at prospect of ditching high-speed rail project’s northern leg

The Guardian - UK

Five Labour mayors across UK join forces to urge Rishi Sunak to stay on track with HS2

Sadiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory

Evening Standard

Five Labour mayors across UK join forces to urge Sunak to stay on track with HS2

Mayor of London Saqiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory.

The Independent UK

HS2: Five Labour mayors to demand PM keeps project on track

On Tuesday, Home Office minister Chris Philp said Mr Sunak was reviewing how the cost of HS2 could be ‘controlled’.

The Independent UK

How the Integrated Rail Plan disintegrated

Train Talk: HS2 is the very definition of how not to run a railway project – and how to destroy a dream

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

How much time will HS2 save? Northern leg axed by PM

HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds has been scrapped

Evening Standard

OPINION - HS2 could transform Britain — why do we refuse to think big?

As he prepares for what may be his last party conference as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is working on a truly unpleasant gift for Manchester, host city to the gathering that opens on Sunday. Though ministers insist that no final decision has been taken, they have conspicuously declined to deny…

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Billions spent, no track built and still no trains – 14 years on, what happened to HS2?

In today’s newsletter: As the government prepares to scale down its ambitious high speed rail project again, we explore what happened

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham city council approves bankruptcy notice and spending controls

The stricken authority now set to receive a revised emergency budget after Michael Gove was forced to call in commissioners

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The Independent UK

Birmingham councillors back issuing of ‘bankruptcy’ notice and spending controls

City Council leader John Cotton told an extraordinary meeting the authority will ‘end gender pay injustice’ despite severe financial challenges.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north

Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has 'little hope' of seeing HS2 benefits in 'unequal Union', Alba MP says

SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect…

Evening Standard

OPINION - How to get from Old Oak Common to Birmingham in 23 years

Infrastructure is good. Countries and regions with more factories, power supplies, ports, telecommunications and yes, rail lines, tend to be wealthier than those with fewer.

The Guardian - UK

Save or scrap? What HS2’s champions and critics have said

Advisers, MPs and former ministers are sharply split over committing or quitting on the high-speed rail line

The Independent UK

Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2

PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows

The Independent UK

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

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