Tory MP Esther McVey says she won't back tax rises unless HS2 is axed- PublishedFormer cabinet minister Esther McVey has fired a warning shot at the government over plans to increase taxes in Thursday's Autumn Statement.He told Ms McVey he understood her opposition to the HS2 high speed rail link, but urged her to wait for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's statement on Thursday.Mr Hunt is widely expected to announce £20bn in tax increases and £35bn in spending cuts, in a near total reversal of the measures set out in Liz Truss's mini-budget in September.Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner attacked Mr Raab over the UK's sluggish economic growth and repeated her party's call to scrap "non dom" tax status for wealthy individuals.Mr Hunt's plans to increase taxes are likely to run into opposition from Conservative MPs who supported Ms Truss's tax-cutting agenda - and there is also speculation he will curb spending on big infrastructure projects."