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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells the BBC he "won't be forced into a premature decision" on HS2 as he faces pressure to give clarity on its future
It comes after widespread reports that the PM is poised to axe the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the high-speed rail line
Conservative mayor for the West Midlands Andy Street has said ministers must not give up on HS2 but rather "radically" rethink it
Sunak said the government had "absolutely not" given up on HS2 but that "it's not the only thing we're doing"
Questions over the project, hit by delays and ballooning costs, have overshadowed the Conservative Party conference, now in its third day
Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Manchester - where the conference is taking place - said the reports were "profoundly depressing"
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I am of the opinion that Sunak is a liar and the decision has already been taken but he wants to save himself the embarrassment of making the announcement during the Tory Party Conference which just so happens to being held in the very city (Manchester) it will effect the most.