Politics.co.uk staff

‘Knee-jerk’ decision to scrap HS2 second leg ‘a mistake’, government’s infrastructure adviser says

The decision to scrap the second leg of HS2 to Manchester was a “mistake”, the government’s independent infrastructure adviser has said.  Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, told the BBC this morning that the decision to cut back on HS2 was a “sort of knee-jerk, snap reaction”. He said: “I think it’s… Read more »

Inflation holds steady at 6.7 per cent as minister insists government ‘on track’

The latest inflation figures are “in line with” government expectations, a Treasury minister has said.  Economic secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Sky News this morning that the government was “on track”, despite inflation holding steady at 6.7 per cent in September, according to the Office for National Statistics. Rishi Sunak pledged in January… Read more »