Conservative conference: Tax, Truss, and HS2
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🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The idea of a tax cut is dividing Tories – with former prime minister Liz Truss calling for the chancellor to "axe the tax".
Hunt spoke as news broke that the northern leg of HS2 will be scrapped between Birmingham and Manchester.
On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our economics and data editor Ed Conway, and deputy political editor Sam Coates to analyse the chancellor's speech, Truss's calls for tax cuts, and HS2
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| 0:00.0 | At TFL, we're opening up more of London for everyone with step-free access. |
| 0:05.0 | We're continuing to improve accessibility at many of our stations, |
| 0:08.0 | and now over 200 stations and counting have step-free access, |
| 0:13.0 | including the entire Elizabeth Line, DLR and all tram stops. |
| 0:17.0 | That is how we're making the greener way to travel more accessible to all. |
| 0:21.7 | Such TFL improvement plan to the Mayor of London and TFL every journey matters. |
| 0:27.2 | Greener than total estimated petrol and diesel car emissions. |
| 0:30.1 | This Easter at M&S you'll find a selection of the yummias chocolate animals. |
| 0:34.5 | There's hiccup the hippo with his darling chubby little legs. And Sunny the |
| 0:38.9 | sloth beaming with his milk and white chocolate features. Toby the T-Rex, who's a bit green, |
| 0:44.6 | bit scary, but charming at the same time. And Ralph the Cavapoo. I almost don't want to bite |
| 0:50.6 | his scrumptious little nose right off. But I will. |
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| 0:57.5 | This is not just food. |
| 0:58.9 | This is M&S food. |
| 1:00.0 | Selected stores. |
| 1:03.9 | Hello, I'm Jack Blanchard. |
| 1:04.9 | And I'm Sam Coates. |
| 1:07.4 | And we're inviting you to our homes every Sunday to give you the lowdown on what to expect in the political week ahead. |
| 1:10.8 | From Politico and Sky News, this is Politics at Jack and Sam's, available every Sunday evening, |
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| 1:20.2 | Hello and welcome to the Sky News Daily, coming to you not at all live from the Conservative Party Conference. |
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