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Following “weeks of speculation”, prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced the scrapping of part of the HS2 high-speed rail line that was to go from the West Midlands to Manchester, says the BBC. The move “prompted anger” among local leaders and businesses. Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham accused the government of “disrespecting people