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We're straight talking people in the north. It's a yes or a no. Are you scrapping the HS2 line between Birmingham and Manchester?

Like I said, I'm not not speculating on future things.

We've got spades in the ground right now and we're getting on.

But what people also want to know?

Government is always making sure that we get value for money out of everything we do,

but that's just a statement of the obvious, right?

But I think what people also should know,

because I know there's a lot of focus on this one thing, but actually, what are the journeys that people use most in Greater Manchester

or across the North? It's in their cars right now, getting to work, taking their kids to school,

making sure that the roads are free of potholes. That's probably priority number one that people

raise with me. The main story right now, across the country is people want to know about the future of HS2.

And still now, you can't give me a yes or a no.

And you're the man in control.

Are the beauty of local radio.

Anna Jamison there with our Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

She's speaking on BBC Radio, Manchester,

and she is getting straight to the heart of what she calls what straight talking people want to know about.

Will you just tell us what your decision is on HS2? We need to know.

But I love the fact that Rishi Sunak seems to suggest it's a binary choice.

You can have HS2 or you can have your potholes fixed, but you can't have both.

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