let's go | now to my colleague judith moritz now to my colleaguejudith moritz was at manchester piccadilly betrayal of the north. how do you feel the reaction has been towards what has been announced? weill. feel the reaction has been towards what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to what has been announced? well, it is mixed. to be — what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, _ what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, because - what has been announced? well, it is mixed, to be honest, because there l mixed, to be honest, because there are those i have spoken to here, not many because it is a quite day at piccadilly because we are in the middle of yet another train strike today. the passengers i have spoken today. the passengers i have spoken to of trains here with the degree of weary resignation having struggled across the network already and then to be met with questions about the state of hs2 and the announcement that the government has made, quite a few of them rolled their eyes and said to me simply, don't get me started talking about trains. when

judith moritz, thank you.e on the bbc news channeljust after 11:30am. we also have a live page online, you can scan the code on your screen and our correspondence are constantly updating from the conference and bringing reaction from across the country. you can of course also access the live page on bbc.co.uk/news or go via the bbc app. this is what is on that right now. the suite is likely to define how the british public will view it rishi sunak in the run—up to the general election, and there is no better place to get all the facts and background than be news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. tesco says it is trying to lower prices wherever possible as customers grapple with cost of living pressures. it comes as more than 80 retailers call to action to tackle the surge in shoplifting triggered by the crisis. tesco boss ken murphy says the pace of rising food prices will continue to slow, easing the pasta the macro pressure on households. train drivers at 16 companies are currently on st

katy austin, frances reid and judith moritz, echoed all three of you.il is in operation. spain has euroe rail is in operation. spain has europe pot— rail is in operation. spain has europe pot most _ rail is in operation. spain has europe pot most extensive . rail is in operation. spain has - europe pot most extensive high-speed europe pot most extensive high—speed network, one of the fastest stretches is the madrid to barcelona high—speed line. it has a —— it is 621 kilometres long and was inaugurated in 2008, designed for speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour. china plasma high speed rail network is the world's longest and most extensively used. two thirds of the world's ray operation is in china. let's speak to rob holden who was a former chairman of hs1 as well as being the former ceo of crossrail and chief executive at eurostar. you are an experienced project manager, delivering these huge infrastructure projects. when it comes to the cost of these projects, is it really outside of the government's per view how much these projects will cost, or so