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May the Farce Be with You: Star Wars Sunak ducks HS2 answers
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POTHOLE premier Rishi Sunak said fixing roads mattered more than upgraded rail services in interviews today.
And Mr Sunak bizarrely said he dreamed of piloting a starship in the Star Wars franchise while being unable to decide on whether to go ahead with the HS2 rail line from Birmingham to Manchester.
Mr Sunak made the comments in an interview for BBC Radio Manchester which saw him unable to answer whether the Manchester section of the high-speed line would ever be built.
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