‘Second-class’ rail plan could hurt north of England for 100 years, says Andy Burnham – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed. You can find our stories on the rail plan below:

Johnson defends HS2 U-turn, saying ‘levelling up cannot wait that long’Starmer says rail plan shows PM has failed ‘first test of levelling up’Tory MP says rail plan shows ‘danger in selling perpetual sunlight’Raab suggests new rule for MPs’ second jobs could include earnings cap Poor ‘will not gain any benefit’ from cap on social care costs, Dilnot saysDilnot says planned Treasury spending on social care won’t be enoughDorries denies rebuking Kuenssberg over reporting anti-PM commentFrost says ‘reasonable tone’ with EU doesn’t mean UK stance softening

Q: What is the optimal benefit you need to have to get most from this system?

Dilnot says for people with assets worth more than £186,000, the rule announced yesterday makes no difference.

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