Thursday evening UK news briefing: HS2 Eastern leg to Leeds scrapped under Government rail plans

Evening briefing: Today’s essential headlines HS2 route scrapped | Boris Johnson “betrayed the North” by scrapping the HS2 Eastern leg to Leeds and scaling down the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme between Manchester and Leeds, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Grant Shapps told MPs that the new £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands will instead deliver “faster” train journeys both earlier and cheaper. This graphic shows the revised plan and Greg Smith MP sets out why HS2 is unviable, unaffordable and undeliverable . Meanwhile, the original architect of the Prime Minister’s social care plan has criticised Government changes which could make poorer pensioners pay tens of thousands of pounds more towards the cost of their care. Azeem Rafiq | Cricketer apologises for sending anti-Semitic messages Macron blow | French told to work longer and cut public sector pay Warwick stabbing | Two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder City broker | Take as much holiday as you like, staff told Egypt tour | Prince Charles and Camilla visit pyramids – pictures The big story: Austria to reintroduce full lockdowns Is this the start of the nightmare before Christmas? Austria could become the first place in Europe… Read full this story

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