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Chair of National Infrastructure Commission says government will have to pay for tunnel under London
Chancellor’s proposals expected to fall short of some regional leaders’ ambitious demands
Starmer expected to accept Brown review proposals including banning MPs’ second jobs
UK party faces test of support in previously safe seat of Rochdale amid backlash over position on Gaza conflict
West Coast mainline hit by storm while strike at Channel Tunnel forces Eurostar to cancel services
...As Jennifer Williams reports, only about 31 per cent of the pot has been spent to date....
Michael Gove set to announce technical consultation period after local authority declared itself in effect bankrupt
Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route
The £36bn saved from cancelling the northern leg is meant to fund smaller transport schemes
UK opposition party’s caution comes after Tory government refuses to commit to northern section of project
Ministers also consider option of cancelling final stretch of high-speed line into central London to cut spiralling costs
PM set to use Conservative party conference to announce axing of project’s northern leg
Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times
Downing Street, Treasury and transport department refuse to commit to building high-speed line to Manchester
...Additional reporting by Jennifer Williams in Manchester...
Ministers’ decision to push back section of high-speed rail link will drive up costs, according to government estimates
Rising living costs and collapse of the high street weigh heavily on Bolton residents ahead of May 4 polls
...Jennifer WilliamsYeah, exactly. They’re not even calling it that anymore....
Opposition leader identifies five long-term missions as he sets out vision for a Labour government
Treasury wants plan to drive economic growth but measures mark a striking scaling down of former PM’s vision
Road schemes postponed as ministers seek to offset impact of inflation on capital budgets
Treasury to ‘catalyse’ limited growth clusters around research bases such as universities
Prime minister says changes will be made if ‘operator cannot be turned around’
Proposals by former PM Gordon Brown include scrapping Lords and moving 50,000 civil servants out of London
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