Tory conference in Manchester: What we learnt, what we lost and what we gained
The Conservatives came to Manchester this week under a cloud of speculation that the high-speed railway line we were promised more than a decade ago would be scrapped. After weeks of denial, Rishi Sunak finally confirmed the Northern leg of HS2 will not be built in a speech at Manchester Central Convention Complex - a former railway station in the heart of the city - on Wednesday (October 4).


