Tory Conference Derailed By HS2

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 8:42 p.m.

On the day of the chancellor\u2019s speech, everyone\u2019s 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. \n \nYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\n \nToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Sam McLaren and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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