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Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled
Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 project from Birmingham to Manchester and promised to use the £36 billion of savings to fund hundreds of other transport schemes. The Prime Minister told his party’s conference, taking place in Manchester, the...
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Sunak announces plans to replace A Levels with a new "advanced British standard"
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces plans to replace A Levels with a new "advanced British standard" in his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
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Sunak says Britain is not a racist country in party conference speech
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that Britain is not a racist country in his speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.
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Akshata Murty makes surprise address at Conservative Party conference
Akshata Murty, the Prime Minister’s wife, made a surprise address at Conservative Party Conference ahead of Rishi Sunak’s speech. Ms Murty told the conference they were each other’s best friends, and added she hoped 'most people' would...
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Footage of HS2 work at Euston as Sunak confirms Euston connection will go ahead
Footage of construction work at the HS2 site of Euston, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms the connection from Old Oak Common to Euston will go ahead.
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HS2: Drone footage shows construction work at Birmingham Curzon Street
Drone footage shows construction work at the Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 site as Sunak announces the scrapping of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester.
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Train drivers' union boss says ministers 'don't want a resolution' to industrial action
Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union walked out on Wednesday morning, targeting the closing day of the Conservative Party conference. Aslef's general secretary Mick Whelan said ministers "don't seem to want a resolution" to a...
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Politics daily briefing: October 4
Daily politics briefing for October 4, as the Prime Minister is expected to tell the Conservative Party's annual conference he wants to change Britain's 'broken' politics.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak compares himself to Margaret Thatcher in conference speech
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak compares himself to Margaret Thatcher in his speech at the Conservative party conference.
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Cabinet reshuffle: Laura Trott arrives at Downing Street
Pensions minister Laura Trott arrives at Downing Street as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle continues.
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Cabinet reshuffle: Steve Barclay and Victoria Atkins leave Downing Street
Steve Barclay leaves Downing Street having been moved from Health Secretary to Environment Secretary, includes footage of his replacement Victoria Atkins who becomes the new Health Secretary.
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Archive footage of David Cameron, as former prime minister joins Rishi Sunak's Cabinet as Foreign Secretary
Archive footage of former prime minister David Cameron, who made a surprise return to the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary on Monday, replacing James Cleverly in Rishi Sunak's reshuffle. Mr Cameron will also be elevated to the House of Lords.
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David Cameron makes dramatic return to Government after Suella Braverman sacked
David Cameron has made a dramatic return to Government as Foreign Secretary in a reshuffle triggered by Rishi Sunak’s decision to sack Suella Braverman from the Home Office. The former prime minister replaced James Cleverly as Foreign...
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Trump being elected makes the world a better, safer place - Nigel Farage
Interview with Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, at the party's South West Conference in Exeter. Mr Farage spoke about Kemi Badenoch as the new Conservative leader, the potential for Reform to continue to grow, Trump's election victory and...
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Farage says he would be ‘useful as an interlocutor’ with Trump
Nigel Farage has said he could be “useful as an interlocutor” between the Labour Government and Donald Trump. The Reform UK leader said he has “got a great relationship” with the president-elect and knows people he believes will be in Mr...
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'I believe optimistically that we can win power' - Nigel Farage
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said his party believes “optimistically that we can win power”. Addressing supporters at an event near Exeter, he said: “The time has come for a new political force in this country that stands up for its...
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Government’s Budget “showed no understanding' of family farms - Nigel Farage full speech
The Government’s Budget “showed no understanding, no comprehension” of family farms, Nigel Farage has claimed. Addressing the Reform UK South West conference near Exeter, he said: “The South West of England voted Brexit and one of the...
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Nigel Farage at the Reform UK Welsh conference - full speech
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivers a speech at the party's Welsh conference at the Celtic Manor hotel in Newport. Mr Farage said he will help to “mend fences” between the Labour Government and the incoming Trump administration.
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Farage says he will help to 'mend fences' between Labour and the Trump administration
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivers a speech at the party's Welsh conference at the Celtic Manor hotel in Newport. Mr Farage said he will help to “mend fences” between the Labour Government and the incoming Trump administration....
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Who’s who in the Conservative shadow cabinet
The first shadow cabinet meeting under new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch takes place on Tuesday. Here is a look at the people who have been appointed to the new-look Tory front benches.
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Dame Priti Patel and Mel Stride given top jobs in new Tory frontbench team
Mel Stride has been appointed shadow chancellor and Dame Priti Patel has been appointed shadow foreign secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The two former Tory leadership candidates are the first appointments Ms Badenoch...
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Newly-elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch waves as she leaves party headquarters
Footage of the newly-elected Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch waving to the press as she leaves the Tory headquarters in Matthew Parker St, central London on Monday. Ms Badenoch has been at CCHQ in Westminster on Monday morning as...
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Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointment as Tory leader
Kemi Badenoch has made her first major opposition front bench appointment, naming Conservative former minister Laura Trott as her shadow education secretary. Ms Trott will be joined by Tory former minister Neil O’Brien as a shadow...
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Rebecca Harris appointed Conservative chef whip according to Andrew
Rebecca Harris has been appointed Conservative chief whip, according to her predecessor Stuart Andrew. In a post on X, Mr Andrew said: “It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as the Conservative Party chief whip. “Rebecca Harris...