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Are election results worst of all worlds for Tories?
Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour’s Lords leader Baroness Smith join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss whether it’s sink or survive for Rishi Sunak after election losses across the country.
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Tory polling failure: Blame ‘the captain of the ship’, says former MP Dorries
Earlier we spoke to her and began by asking what proof she had that Rishi Sunak was at the heart of it all.
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‘We’re not involved at all’ – northern leaders react to HS2 announcement
Joining Cathy in Leeds, the Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin and the Chief Exec of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Henri Murison.
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HS2: what’s been shelved, what’s being kept and how much will it cost?
Let’s have a look at the ditched HS2 plans. What’s being shelved, what will remain and how much has it cost?
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HS2: Will property owners be compensated for years of disruption?
Now the second leg has been cancelled many will be asking whether they’ll be compensated for the years of disruption and uncertainty.
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HS2 leg cancellation is money ‘better spent’ for the north and midlands, says rail minister
Krishnan spoke to the rail minister, Huw Merriman. He put it to him that, given the government used to say it would deliver on HS2, these new transport pledges might face a credibility problem
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Sunak scraps HS2 leg – saying he knows what ‘north really needs’
The cancellation of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 has been the worst kept secret in politics.
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Doctors begin 72-hour strike over pay
It’s no coincidence that the next three days of the Conservative Party Conference will also see the biggest walkout by NHS doctors in history.
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Plans to scrap HS2 ‘will permanently reduce the size of the northern economy,’ says Andy Burnham
We spoke to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and began by asking him how much instability was being caused by the government’s position on HS2.
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HS2: UK set to scrap rail link to Manchester
The news that Rishi Sunak had decided to scrap the HS2 rail link to Manchester was starting to leak just as the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt got to his feet to address Tory members.
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Are hydrogen-fuelled planes a route to cleaner air travel?
The prospect of guilt-free flying has got a bit closer – thanks to hydrogen planes developed by a Gloucestershire startup.
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How will spy claims affect UK-China relations?
We analyse what impact the recent spy claims will have on UK-China relations
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China has ‘no incentive at all to get involved’ in British politics, says Victor Gao
We spoke to Victor Gao, the vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation, who previously worked closely with former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.
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‘I don’t believe [China] should be at the AI summit’, says Iain Duncan Smith
We spoke to Conservative MP and former party leader, Iain Duncan Smith, who is a long-time critic of China’s activities in the UK, and has been sanctioned by the Beijing government.
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Parliamentary researcher arrested over suspicion of spying for China says he is ‘completely innocent’
The news that a parliamentary researcher has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China has caused consternation amongst MPs.