PM: HS2 decision will be responsible and careful
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will decide the fate of HS2 "thoughtfully, responsibly, and carefully", insisting his party is "united" over his approach. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 There's a lot of speculation on this, but I just want to reassure people.
00:02 I approach this the same way I approach everything.
00:04 You know, thoughtfully, responsibly, carefully, across the detail, to make the right long-term
00:09 decision for the country.
00:10 You talked about the cost.
00:11 Obviously, look, these are projects that cost everyone watching, taxpayers, tens of billions
00:16 of pounds.
00:17 It's right that we're careful about that.
00:18 I'm seeing at this conference as people are united behind the approach that we're taking.
00:22 But when you say methodical, but I'm prepared to make big, bold decisions, you saw that
00:26 on net zero.
00:27 Of course it was careful, and I went through it, but that was a big decision that I got
00:31 criticism for.
00:32 And when you make big decisions, of course there are going to be people who criticize
00:34 you.
00:35 There are people who are ideological about net zero.
00:37 They think that we should, at any cost to families, get there overnight.
00:40 I don't think that's right.
00:42 So I was prepared to take that on, say that that was wrong, and set out a new course.