The Latest Breaking News from HS2

This was a Budget written in London, delivered in London, but almost totally ignored the region that drives the British economy. Rachel Reeves made only one mention of London — about par by recent standards — in her 77-minute speech, compared with five references to Manchester and Scotland, three to…

Rachel Reeves allocates funds for tunnelling work on high-speed rail link from Old Oak Common to central London

Letter: Sir Andrew Cook says we need to build a new station under London’s Euston Road that would be a transport hub

A Labour frontbencher says he recognises concerns about connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester.

Chancellor expected to promote range of infrastructure plans to boost economy, including reviving parts of HS2

Transport secretary says analysis of high-speed rail project unable to clarify if overrun is £10bn or £20bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to confirm in the Budget that HS2 will run to Euston

Minister Simon Lightwood refused to deny reports that the Government is looking at re-extending the high speed line north from Birmingham

Thanks to a ministerial sleight of hand, the cost to Wales, already plagued by poor rail services, has been huge, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward