The former prime minister joined David Cameron and George Osborne in attacking the decision.
at the Tory conference in Manchester, Sunak said the money saved from axing the next phase of HS2 would be ploughed into dozens of transport projects across the country.
Cameron, who was PM when parliament voted for HS2, said Sunak’s decision would be regretted by the country in the years to come. He added: “All across the world, we see transformative, long-term infrastructure projects completed or underway. They show countries on the rise, building for future generations, thinking big and getting things done.
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