{"id":108416,"date":"2023-10-04T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sunak-scraps-hs2-leg-saying-he-knows-what-north-really-needs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T21:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:00:51","slug":"sunak-scraps-hs2-leg-saying-he-knows-what-north-really-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sunak-scraps-hs2-leg-saying-he-knows-what-north-really-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunak scraps HS2 leg &#8211; saying he knows what &#8216;north really needs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ea6G085Mquo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sunak scraps HS2 leg - saying he knows what 'north really needs'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ea6G085Mquo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 has been the worst kept secret in politics. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>But the Prime Minister assured the Tory Conference he knew &#8216;what the North really needs&#8217; instead &#8211; namely a host of other transport projects there and across the Midlands. <\/p>\n<p>Speculation about the decision has dominated the Conservative party conference in Manchester. 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