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The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split Heather Carrick

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut Imogen Howse

Grant Shapps Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. (Credit: Parliament)

Government change receipt rules on £200 Alternative Fuel Payment Sam Johnson

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show Sam Johnson

UK Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

£600 payments to be in bank accounts in Northern Ireland from January Brendan McDaid

Royal Mail threat to increase first class stamps price to more than £1 Ethan Evans

Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick (L) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps (R) leave 10 Downing Street on Thursday. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

£400 energy support 'will reach' NI this winter: Grant Shapps' dept

Octopus Energy announces Bulb takeover: Everything you need to know Chelsie Sewell

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps? Patrick Hollis

‘Shambolic’ passport delays threaten millions of summer holidays, ministers warn Isabella Boneham

Proposed government reforms will save airlines thousands of pounds (Photo: Getty Images)

Payouts for cancelled or delayed flights to be cut to £57 under shake-up Claire Schofield

New mobile phone driving law tightens rules for all UK motorists Matt Allan

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect Group Reporter

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter Claire Schofield

Passengers would be entitled to compensation in the event of a delayed domestic flight (Photo: Getty Images)

More passengers to get payouts for delayed domestic flights under new plans Claire Schofield

A woman wearing a protective mask walks her dog on the Esplanade du Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in March 2020 (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

France travel: UK traveller restrictions to be tightened - what are the new rule...

New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole Matt Allan

The scene near Fisherton Tunnel between Andover and Salisbury where a train heading to Bristol crashed

Two trains collide with 100 people rescued from tunnel and driver taken to hospi... Chelsea Rocks

Britain’s Covid pass now valid for travel across EU - what it means for you Group Reporter

Forty-seven countries have been taking off the red list including (from top left, clockwise) Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and South Africa (Shutterstock)

These are the countries affected by new UK travel rules which have come into for... Group Reporter

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said ministers hope to announce in the next few days the switch from a PCR to a lateral flow test for eligible fully-vaccinated travellers taking their day-two Covid test (Photo: Shutterstock)

PCR Covid tests to be scrapped ‘before half-term’ - which could save families £2... Helen Johnson

New rules to make travel to the UK from overseas easier and simpler have come into force (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped Helen Johnson

New number plate laws come into force - what you need to know Matt Allan

Marcus Rashford has warned that ending the uplift will see millions of people lose a “lifeline” (Photo: Getty Images)

Marcus Rashford makes plea to MPs to keep Universal Credit uplift ‘lifeline’ Claire Schofield

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will also provide examiners for lorry driving tests (Photo: Getty Images)

10,500 foreign workers to get temporary visas to save Christmas from shortages Claire Schofield

Shoppers and motorists have been urged not to panic buy fuel (Getty Images)

Motorists told not to panic buy as ‘handful’ of petrol stations are closed Sarah Wilson

Holiday bookings are expected to soar after the Government announced a relaxation of international travel rules (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Holiday bookings set to soar after government announces relaxation of internatio... Helen Johnson

The travel changes are expected to come into force ahead of the October half-term break (Photo: Getty Images)

Overhaul of Covid travel rules expected today with double jabbed set to benefit Claire Schofield

Countries have been categorised as green, amber or red based on their Covid-19 risk (Photo: Getty Images)

Expected time of travel update today on red, green and amber list changes Claire Schofield

Drivers have been queuing at petrol stations amid fears of fuel shortages (Photo: Getty Images)

UK suspends competition law to tackle petrol shortages driven by panic-buying

The Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Antigua, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos are expected to turn amber this week (Photo: Shutterstock)

The green, amber and red list countries tipped to change in travel update this w... Claire Schofield

Travellers arrive at Heathrow Airport on January 17, 2021 in London (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

These are the new rules in place for fully-jabbed travellers from the US and EU Group Reporter

Government accused of introducing Covid passports ‘by stealth’ after updating NH... Carly Roberts

By 2040 sales of all new combustion engined lorries will be outlawed

New diesel vans and lorries to be banned by 2040 Matt Allan

Travellers returning to England from holidays abroad are being warned of travel disruption and long queues at airports when restrictions begin to ease (Photo: Shutterstock)

Travellers returning to England warned of “disruption” and long airport queues w...

Malta is the only new green list country not on a ‘watch list' (Photo: Getty Images)

Full list of countries on the green list as Malta and Balearics added from today Claire Schofield

Travel industry leaders said the limited opening up of foreign travel is still not sufficient enough (Photo: Getty Images)

Green list update ‘not enough’ to save summer - despite addition of 14 new count... Claire Schofield

Spain will welcome UK tourists from Monday 24 May (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain allowing UK tourists to enter from Monday - but country still on ‘amber l... Claire Schofield

Sweeping reforms to overhaul Britain’s ‘complicated’ rail system Chelsea Rocks

Passenger locator forms will be intergated into the UK border system so checks to be carried out at e-gates (Photo: Kim Mogg / JPIMedia)

What to expect when holidays restart - as government warns of long border delays Claire Schofield

Many holiday spots in Europe have announced plans to reopen their borders in June (Photo: Getty Images)

UK holidaymakers could get Covid passports to travel to Europe by late June Claire Schofield

A jet2.com low cost carrier Boeing 737-800 landing at Thessaloniki Makedonia airport (Photo: Shutterstock)

Jet2.com says flights and holidays to be suspended until late June Group Reporter

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced an update on the European Union’s plans to reopen travel (Photo: Shutterstock)

European Commission announces update on EU’s Digital Green Certificate - what it... Helen Johnson

Thousands of free £50 Fix Your Bike vouchers have been released - here's how to ... Matt Brooks

France is set to ease travel both to and from the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

France eases Covid travel restrictions for UK and 6 other non-EU countries - wha... Helen Johnson

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said it’s currently still too early to book summer holidays (Photo: Shutterstock)

Transport Secretary says there are no ‘cast iron guarantees’ that summer holiday... Helen Johnson

Summer holidays being able to go ahead this year is something which many people are currently wondering about (Photo: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock says he's 'doing everything he can' to allow summer holidays - but ... Helen Johnson

Travel to the UK from South America, Portugal and Cape Verde has been banned - h... Helen Johnson

This is why the Covid 'test for travel' policy has been delayed in England Matt Brooks

United Arab Emirates has been dropped from the UK’s travel corridor list Iain Leggat