‘Madness’ - Sunak sparks fury by scrapping northern leg of HS2

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The Independent understands that the route north of Birmingham will be shelved for seven years in a bid to ditch the project in the long term – a move that has sparked fury among northern mayors and business bosses. A source close to government discussions said Mr Sunak was most likely to make the announcement in his speech on Wednesday, though it could now be brought forward to Tuesday. The Independent understands that the decision to leave open the possibility that HS2 could be revived by the end of the decade was only made after this publication’s [initial exclusive provoked a furious backlash](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9oczItc2NyYXBwZWQtc3VuYWstaHVudC1yZWR3b29kLWIyNDEzNjk1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWdqdm1zd3R4ZWFzMCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVnsEbZYziYT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and spooked No 10.   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day of a months-long trial that could deal a critical blow to his business interests ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9taWtlLWplZmZyaWVzLWFiZXJjcm9tYmllLWZpdGNoZi1tZW4tc2V4LWV4cGxvaXRhdGlvbi1iMjQyMjcwNS5odG1sP2xpZD11czQwNzN6eXdlZmVXBXNwY2V1QgplFZ7BG2WM4mE-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 5/ [Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO accused of exploiting young men for sex](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9taWtlLWplZmZyaWVzLWFiZXJjcm9tYmllLWZpdGNoZi1tZW4tc2V4LWV4cGxvaXRhdGlvbi1iMjQyMjcwNS5odG1sP2xpZD0waG94M3hncGk1enpXBXNwY2V1QgplFZ7BG2WM4mE-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Eight men say they attended events hosted by Mr Jeffries and his partner, with some of them claiming they were exploited or abused   THE BIG QUESTION 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Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9bHl1ODk2bXg3YTh0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRWewRtljOJhPlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) says that business leaders may be leading the charge on abandoning the Tories and embracing Labour. He asks: "Are the [Conservatives](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcz9saWQ9ZTk1czMwZmRxcXZlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRWewRtljOJhPlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) losing the confidence of [business](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYnVzaW5lc3M_bGlkPWNkNmVnbWowOTIxciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVnsEbZYziYT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)?" "There are growing signs of it. [Richard Walker](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcmljaGFyZC13YWxrZXI_bGlkPW1oMmRxcWpiOXN6YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVnsEbZYziYT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), executive chair of the Iceland supermarket chain, has quit the party with a blistering attack, accusing them of being 'out of touch' in the cost of living crisis, 'flip-flopping' on net zero and HS2 and [not living up to their name](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm_kaeP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay10b3J5LWNvbmZlcmVuY2UtaWNlbGFuZC1iMjQyMTQ2MS5odG1sP2xpZD1yM3Ztd3JuMm5rdGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFZ7BG2WM4mE-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) because they are 'not conserving anything.'" 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