The
Prime
Minister
has
told
the
Conservative
Party
Conference
in
Manchester
that
HS2
will
not
be
built
north
of
Birmingham.

► Scrapping
Manchester
leg
will
save
£36
billion


► High
Speed
line
to
be
replaced
by
a
new
Network
North


► Phase
1
will
be
completed,
and
go
to
Euston,
but
…



► HS2
Ltd
to
be
stripped
of
responsibility
for
Euston
development

He
said:
‘I
am
ending
this
long-running
project.
We
will
invest
£36
billion
in
new
transport
projects
in
the
Midlands
and
North,
that
will
make
a
real
difference
across
our
nation.’

Mr
Sunak
said
HS2
to
Manchester
would
be
replaced
by
a
new
Network
North

‘With
our
new
Network
North,
you
will
be
able
to
get
from
Manchester
to
the
new
station
in
Bradford
in
30
minutes.
Sheffield
in
42
minutes,
and
to
Hull
in
84
minutes
on
a
fully,
electrified
line.’

The
new
Midlands
Rail
Hub
will
also
go
ahead,
along
with
extensions
to
West
Midlands
Metro.
Main
roads
will
also
be
upgraded.

He
added:
‘East
West
links
are
more
important.’

He
also
reassured
his
audience
that
Phase
1
of
HS2
will
be
completed,
and
that
it
will
include
London
Euston.

A
Euston
Development
Zone
will
be
created,
taking
responsibility
for
the
Euston
development
away
from
HS2
Ltd.