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HS2

The planned High Speed 2 rail link from London to Birmingham and on to Manchester is going to be the world's most expensive railway, costing up to £70billion.

It will cut journey times to Birmingham by 32 minutes - but many people say it will destroy precious countryside and is a waste of public money.

Louise Haigh has announced a number of measures to get HS2 costs under control

HS2 independent review launched in bid to get 'spiralling costs' back on track

2 months ago

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HS2 was cancelled by the previous government

Troubled HS2 rail line will run from London Euston to Crewe, LBC understands

2 months ago

A proposal to build a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled

Plans for cheaper alternative of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled in which journeys would be only 15 minutes longer

3 months ago

Mind the gap: HS2 trains too high for existing station platforms and will cost taxpayers £200m to fix

Mind the gap: HS2 trains too high for existing station platforms and 'will cost taxpayer £200m to fix'

3 months ago

Rishi Sunak has said the decision to take money from the scrapped HS2 northern leg to fund other transport links will be "transformational".

Rishi Sunak sets out 'transformational' £4.7bn 'local transport fund' from HS2's axed northern leg

9 months ago

In 2013, the project was estimated to cost £37.5 billion, including the now-scrapped extensions to Manchester and Leeds.

Cost of HS2 London to Birmingham line 'could soar to nearly £67 billion'

11 months ago

JOB on HS2 promises

James O'Brien criticises Rishi Sunak's watering down of 'illustrative' Network North projects funded by HS2 cut

Ages ago

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Rishi Sunak spoke to LBC's Tom Swarbrick

Politicians should have the right to change direction, says Rishi Sunak as he defends decision to scrap HS2 north

Ages ago

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to reversing Sunak's HS2 cancellation

Labour can't commit to reversing HS2 cancellation, Keir Starmer says, after Sunak takes 'wrecking ball' to finances

Ages ago

Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that HS2 will reach Euston in central London

HS2 might not reach Euston after all: Project will only go to central London with enough private funding

Ages ago

Rishi Sunak filmed video of his HS2 announcement in Downing Street ahead of Tory conference

Rishi Sunak filmed video cancelling HS2 days before Tory conference announcement - despite saying he'd not decided

Ages ago

Rishi Sunak scrapped the HS2 extension in his speech at the Conservative Party Conference

Rishi Sunak sets himself up as Thatcher's heir as he gambles on three new policies

Ages ago

Rishi Sunak scrapped the HS2 extension in his speech at the Conservative Party Conference

Rishi's on the wrong track: David Cameron and George Osborne slam decision to scrap HS2 northern leg

Ages ago

Residents predicted HS2's collapse years ago due to impractical route and ballooning costs

Inevitable demise: Residents predicted HS2's collapse years ago due to impractical route and ballooning costs

Ages ago

Rishi Sunak has presented a series of new policies

Scrapping HS2 north, smoking ban and a new qualification: Sunak's policy announcements at a glance

Ages ago

Sunak has refused to budge on whether HS2's northern leg has been scrapped

'Not going to be forced into making decisions': Rishi Sunak refuses to clarify future of HS2 northern leg

Ages ago

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