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Rising costs and delays don't necessarily mean HS2 is failing – an expert in new infrastructure development explains

The UK government is reportedly considering scrapping the second phase of its long-term high-speed rail project, HS2. It has been revealed that a cost analysis outlining the benefit of doing so was prepared ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent meeting with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Reports have said that Sunak…

The Conversation

I sold my dream home 10 years ago because of HS2 – what a waste

Homeowners along the northern leg of HS2 say any relief if the section is cut will be tainted by years of stress, writes Colin Drury

The Independent UK

Starmer refuses to commit to finishing HS2 as Labour flip flops over stance

The Independent revealed last week that Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt were talking about scrapping the second stage of HS2 rail project as costs spiral amid severe delays.

The Independent UK

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Starmer not committing to full HS2 if Sunak ditches rail route to North

The Labour leader instead urged the Prime Minister to ‘get on with it’ himself.

The Independent UK

Harlem shuffle: Sadiq Khan surprises New Yorkers by ditching limousine and walking to meetings

Mayor accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘going AWOL’ for failing to attend summit of world leaders

Evening Standard

Build HS2, say northern leaders, as ministers refuse to confirm Manchester link

Andy Burnham says reports Rishi Sunak wants to cut route short at Birmingham ‘beggared belief’

The Guardian - UK

Project Redwood: Proof PM did plan to scrap new HS2 line

Exclusive: Secret documents drawn up to cost the closure of northern rail route have been given special codename and presented to Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt

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Ministers accused of ‘rail betrayal’ as they refuse to confirm HS2 to Manchester

A leaked photograph suggested the Government is weighing up scrapping the second phase from Birmingham to the North West.

The Independent UK

Labour studying HS2 costs amid questions over fate of Manchester leg

A senior Labour figure on Sunday declined to commit to the project being built in full.

The Independent UK

Labour refuses to commit to finishing HS2 rail project in full

Doubts raised as Labour rail architect Andrew Adonis says scrapping Phase 2 would be ‘utter stupidity’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘pushing for HS2 to stop six miles north of Euston’

PM said to want project to stop at Old Oak Common in bid to save billions

The Independent UK

Let’s call a spade a spade on HS2

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The Guardian - UK

Scrapping HS2 northern leg would be ‘disaster’, says ex-Tory Treasury minister

Lord O’Neill says UK framework for making investment decisions on infrastructure is ‘dreadful’

The Independent UK

Hunt keeps axing of HS2 up sleeve for Budget as northern mayors warn U-turn will see Tory election wipeout

Chancellor in active discussions with PM, as Tories warned ‘voters won’t forget’ if rail project ditched

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The Independent UK

Abandoning HS2 to north would be a ‘mistake’, Rishi Sunak warned

George Osborne leads chorus of voices urging prime minister to commit to completing railway to the north

The Guardian - UK

HS2 at risk of further cuts to route north of Birmingham amid budget squeeze

Fresh uncertainty for high-speed line as leak suggests Sunak and Hunt have discussed cost implications of Manchester phase

The Independent UK

No 10 refuses to guarantee HS2 will run to Manchester

Evening Standard

HS2: Doubts mount over Birmingham-Manchester stage of new rail line

No10 refuses to confirm leg will go ahead with £34bn at stake

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The Independent UK

Sunak under pressure over HS2 as he refuses to rule out scrapping northern stage

It comes after The Independent revealed ministers are considering shelving the second phase of the high-speed rail line

The Independent UK

‘Levelling up, my a***’: Andy Burnham blasts government for eyeing cuts to HS2 northern phase

Business group say cutting phase 2 of line would seriously damage government relationship with enterprise

The Independent UK

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?

The government is rethinking plans for part of Britain’s biggest rail infrastructure project, much delayed and well over budget

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Exclusive: PM and chancellor discuss halting ‘unachieveable’ leg of rail line from Birmingham to Manchester

The Week

HS2: is this the end of the line?

Britain has endured its fair share of doomed prestige projects, said Larry Elliott in The Guardian, but “as white elephants go, HS2 is in a class of its own”. Since the high-speed rail link got the formal parliamentary go-ahead in 2012, it has become a byword for bureaucratic incompetence and…

The Independent UK

Diggers to be buried at HS2 station to await green light on Euston extension

The machines will be kept in an underground chamber at Old Oak Common, ready to start tunnelling should the central London leg get the go-ahead.

The Guardian - UK

HS2 is the white elephant in the room. If the Tories won’t scrap it, Labour must

The vanity project is scandalously over budget. Finally cancelling it would show the party is serious about public finances, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

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