The latest from Manchester, where former prime minister Liz Truss addresses an event on the fringes of the Tory party conference - one year on from being centre stage as PM.
The northern leg is HS2 is to be scrapped, Sky News understands.
What remains unclear is whether the line from Birmingham to London will end at Euston - in the city centre - or at Old Oak Common. He was escorted from a meeting of the right-wing Bruges Group outside the secure zone in Manchester city centre after interrupting a speaker. After briefly grappling with an audience member, he was escorted from the venue, continuing to protest and calling the attendees as"losers".
"We cannot accept the status quo because currently, politicians in this country are just accepting this government," she said.The government is planning to make a law to stop students from using mobile phones during class, according to Downing Street. He added:"Compelling schools to make the change by putting the guidance on a statutory footing and therefore legislating would take time. So we obviously keep that under consideration, if needed, but we think it's better to act swiftly, which is why we're issuing this guidance."
"We should be really ambitious in the details of tax reform, in going through it simplify," he argued. Sir Jacob also argued that Britain is"not open to the world" and calls for the scrapping of all import tariffs, particularly on food. He called for more houses to be built by using the"available space in our cities" without impinging on greenfield sites.He also called for tax reform and cuts"at every stage of people's lives" - including the"death tax" .Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says there is a"bigger battle going on" at the Conservative conference than the prime minister's efforts to turn around his party's prospects.
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