Birmingham will also have an HS2 connection directly into Elizabeth Line at Old Oak Common, whereas Manchester won’t (at Euston) which means onward journeys to West End, City and Canary Wharf will be far slower & more congested from Manchester
A big mistake to delay HS2 north of Birmingham. It will add to costs and delay benefits. Also puts Manchester at huge competitive disadvantage to Birmingham for a decade or more. Birmingham will be barely half an hour from London by HS2, while Manchester will be more than 2 hours
Brexit ended our returns policy with France for asylum seekers. It is a big part of the problem today https://t.co/ttD78U58gO
Ukraine needs to join Nato and the EU as soon as possible - my Prospect column https://t.co/LiiimvXI7S
Brilliant speech by the German foreign minister to the Council of Europe yesterday. “We are a Europe of values and they need supporting by military means but also by courts, democracy and the protection of women and minorities” https://t.co/yjkqhkYnTv
Experts - could the UK send more than 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine? I understand we have 227
Brexiters devouring each other, after David Davis v Rees-Mogg yesterday https://t.co/jRmGF2FjDt
How to resign gracefully https://t.co/ZSPNZbU3ZJ
The House of Lords now has a vitally important job to do with the EU Retained Law Bill This is the worst poisoned pill of Brexit - a straightforward attempt to burn the house down before the election, hoping that Brexit can’t then be reversed. Utterly vile
“The great mystery of the start of 2023 is why Sunak has allowed himself to be submerged by strikes. Already weak and precarious, he positively encouraged the escalation of industrial action which is now bringing his government & the country to its knees” https://t.co/95SSmCDfKY