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9. You Can Do One

UnderstandDerailed: The Story of HS2
Episode 9 of 10

The arrival of Rishi Sunak as prime minister presents a fresh chance for HS2's critics to prune the project, and he is faced with the decision of whether to stick or twist.

The arrival of Rishi Sunak in Downing Street revived the hopes of those who wanted to see HS2 cancelled entirely. One leg - to Leeds - had already been chipped away. And on the eve of the Tory party conference in Manchester, Rishi Sunak was persuaded to announce that that city would not now get HS2 either, in the face of intense resistance from the mayors of both Birmingham and Manchester itself.

Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producer: Robert Nicholson
Executive Producer: Will Yates
Sound Design and Mix: Arlie Adlington

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

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Thu 24 Jul 202513:45
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