Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Friday’s front pages focus on the government’s decision to scrap the HS2 line to Leeds with many left feeling like the north has been betrayed.
The Daily Mirror leads on the news the prime minister has scrapped the Birmingham to Leeds section of HS2 – despite a pledge in his 2019 manifesto to build it in full being repeated 60 times.
The i also reports on the aftermath of the HS2 scrapping under the headline “Train wreck: Fury as PM rips up rail plans for the North”.
Senior Tory MPs, regional leaders and industry figures have accused ministers of “betraying the north” with a delayed and downgraded rail plan, says The Guardian.
The Independent reports more than 20 million Britons will miss out on promised high-speed rail improvements, as critics say the north “will suffer for generations”.
Cricket racism whistleblower Azeem Rafiq has apologised for sending anti-semitic messages in 2011, reports the Metro.
The Sun reports Meghan Markle “milked her royal reputation”, drinking from a baby bottle during a prank on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
According to the Daily Express, Priti Patel launched a “furious attack” on Brussels over migration across the British Channel.
