Labour leader visits PM's constituency
Labour leader Ed Milliband was on the campaign trail in David Cameron's Witney constituency today.
Cameron joins by-election scrum
David Cameron is set to enter the fray for the first time in the hotly-contested Eastleigh by-election battle.
"Worth upsetting people" over HS2
The Transport Secretary says it's "worth upsetting people to build HS2".
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Cameron joins by-election scrum
David Cameron is set to enter the fray for the first time in the hotly-contested Eastleigh by-election battle.
Read the full storyCameron pledges more money for children's hospices
by Kerry SwainGovernment spending cuts are constantly in the headlines but today the Prime Minister promised to help children's hospices get MORE money from the state.
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Dorset MP fights for Portland helicopter
The Prime Minister today defended changes to the south's coastguard helicopter search and rescue service, saying they would improve average response times by 20%.
Dorset MP Richard Drax asked David Cameron to step in to save the Portland coastguard helicopter base, which is due to close by 2017.
HS2: why is the project causing outrage in our region?
VIDEO: It's full speed ahead for the High Speed 2 rail link despite large scale opposition in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The Prime Minister today said the £32 billion scheme is needed to create 100,000 jobs and be a legacy for generations to come.
Promotional video of new HS2 train
VIDEO: The government has announced an extension to the controversial HS2 rail route. The proposed route has angered people living in the Thames Valley as they are concerned about the impact on wildlife and property prices. This promotional video shows the new trains and the route,
HS2 fast-track into controversy
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CPRE wants consultation on HS2
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has raised concerns over an an extension to the HS2 rail link.
Ralph Smyth, Senior Transport Campaigner, CPRE said: “20 years ago, most people would never have believed rail use could double by 2012. "We can certainly welcome the Government's level of ambition.
“CPRE will be holding the Government to account against our five tests for sustainable high speed rail.
"In particular, CPRE county branches that are directly affected by the chosen route will want to consider whether there are better alternative routes or approaches to growing the rail network.
"We hope communities directly affected by phase 2 of HS2 can have greater opportunities to influence the proposals than has been the case for phase 1 [3].”
Delays to HS2 Heathrow link up
The Government has delayed plans to link HS2 to Heathrow
The plan was for a direct link. Now it says the plan will form part of a review into the future of airports in the south.
However there will be an interchange on the Great Western line between Reading and Paddington near to Acton in London.
In a statement the Government said:
"HS2 will connect to Heathrow Airport from the first day that Phase One opens via a fast 11-minute Crossrail link at the new Old Oak Common station.
"Subject to the findings of the Airports Commission report on maintaining the UK’s international hub connectivity, HS2 could also be extended to serve Heathrow directly."
HS2 route will "create jobs"
Prime Minister David Cameron says HS2 will create 100,000 jobs.
He added: “Linking communities and businesses across the country and shrinking the distances between our greatest cities, High Speed Rail is an engine for growth that will help to drive regional regeneration.
“We are in a global race and this Government’s decision to make High Speed Rail a reality is another example of the action we taking to equip Britain to compete and thrive in that race.
"High Speed Rail is a catalyst that will help to secure economic prosperity across Britain, rebalance our economy and support tens of thousands of jobs.”
HS2 extension announced
The government has announced an extension to the controversial HS2 rail route.
The proposed route has angered people living in the Thames Valley as they are concerned about the impact on wildlife and property prices.
The extended route will now extend from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "We have to move with the times as a country. We can't keep relying on Victorian infrastructure for 21st Century Britain.
"We can't keep turning a blind eye to the north-south divide in our economy. That is what this high-speed project is all about.
"Of course there'll be people who don't like one or other aspect of it but if we really want to build for the future, so that our children and grandchildren have a future fit for the 21st Century, we've got to get moving."
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