{"id":121606,"date":"2023-11-13T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=121606"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:19:08","slug":"david-camerons-rebuke-of-rishi-sunak-just-41-days-before-political-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/politics\/david-camerons-rebuke-of-rishi-sunak-just-41-days-before-political-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"David Cameron\u2019s rebuke of Rishi Sunak just 41 days before political comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Prime Minister David Cameron issued a savage rebuke to Rishi Sunak just 41 days before his return to frontline politics.<\/p>\n

Mr Cameron blasted Mr Sunak for ditching the northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project claiming he was losing “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” by making the “wrong” decision.<\/p>\n

His comments came in a social media post on October 4, when he warned the cuts would make it much harder to build political consensus for long-term projects in the future.<\/p>\n

Mr Cameron’s post on X read: \u201cToday\u2019s decision on HS2 is the wrong one. It will help to fuel the views of those who argue that we can no longer think or act for the long-term as a country; that we are heading in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHS2 was about investing for the long-term, bringing the country together, ensuring a more balanced economy and delivering the Northern Powerhouse. We achieved historic, cross-party support, with extensive buy-in from city and local authority leaders across the Midlands and North of England.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday\u2019s announcement throws away fifteen years of cross-party consensus, sustained over six administrations, and will make it much harder to build consensus for any future long-term projects.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI regret this decision and in years to come I suspect many will look back at today\u2019s announcement and wonder how this once-in-a-generation opportunity was lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

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