Andy Burnham says scrapping northern leg of HS2 would be 'a desperate act of a dying government'.Rishi Sunak is expected to overrule the concerns of Tory grandees, businesses and northern leaders by scrapping HS2 to Manchester in a chaotic mid-Conservative conference announcement in the city.

Andy Burnham says scrapping northern leg of HS2 would be 'a desperate act of a dying government'.Rishi Sunak is expected to overrule the concerns of Tory grandees, businesses and northern leaders by scrapping HS2 to Manchester in a chaotic mid-Conservative conference announcement in the city.