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Tory Esther McVey threatens to vote against Budget tax rises in challenge to Rishi Sunak

Esther McVey, who served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 2015 and 2018, told the Commons that if the government has enough cash for HS2, it should not need to raise taxes

Daily Mirror

Senior Tory warns she won’t support tax rises unless HS2 is scrapped

Conservative former cabinet minister Esther McVey said the new high speed railway is an “unnecessary vanity project”.

The Independent UK

The real ‘black hole’ in the UK’s finances is HS2 – let’s kill off this monstrosity for good

Successive prime ministers have lacked the courage to end this vanity project. Is Rishi Sunak any different, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Green light for new £95m HS2 car park

Planners back multi-storey project in Solihull which will support the new Interchange station

Birmingham Post

Transport Secretary: Government remains ‘committed’ to HS2

Mark Harper made the comment after Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove suggested capital investment for HS2 will be reviewed.

The Independent UK

HS2 rail line hurled into doubt as Cabinet minister admits cash will be 'reviewed'

Michael Gove, who has returned as Levelling-Up Secretary, said there would be 'painful' decisions and 'I am sure everything will be reviewed' in capital investment

Daily Mirror

HS2 could face review as Tories look to plug budget, says Michael Gove

Liz Truss’s investment zones also suggested as likely savings target, amid reports energy windfall tax will be extended

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The simply terrible response the Welsh secretary gave when challenged about Wales missing out on HS2 funding

Alhough more than £96bn will be spent on HS2 in England the UK Government has defined it as an England and Wales project

Wales Online

HS2 ‘likely’ to exceed mammoth budget unless urgent savings found

“HS2 Ltd has indicated that, if unmitigated, the final delivery cost is likely to exceed its target cost of £40.3 billion based upon its forecast of future spending,” Mark Harper said

Evening Standard

HS2 rail scheme under review as government targets £50bn cuts

Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are said to be considering up to £50bn in spending cuts

Manchester Evening News

HS2 rail scheme under review as Government eyes £50billion cuts

Michael Gove insisted people “deserve the truth” which is “as a result of different factors, including mistakes that were made at the mini-budget, we have got to make some decisions, which will be painful"

Wales Online

HS2 ‘well beyond point of no return’ as first high-speed tunnels are dug in London

Parts of Euston Road to be closed from early next year for construction work

Evening Standard

Metro extension on track as old McDonald's to be demolished

Commercial building in Birmingham will be razed to make way for tram expansion to connect city centre with HS2 station

Birmingham Post

HS2’s supporters fear cancellations and delays as austerity looms

In Britain’s darkening economic climate, the expensive high speed rail project looks like an obvious target for further cuts

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Evening Standard

New homes and £9,000 for Londoners affected by HS2

Householders in tower blocks by the Euston site are offered help to leave after years of noise, vibration and poor air quality.

Birmingham Post

Next Plc suggests Government stimulate economy by cutting projects like HS2 and relaxing migration rules

‘Success through adversity will not depend on our ability to foresee the future…. It will depend on how well we adapt’

Birmingham Post

Arden Cross unveils major medtech campus plans at HS2 site

Development team signs memorandum of understanding with University Hospitals Birmingham and University of Warwick to build healthcare facility in Solihull

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HS2 granted route-wide injunction to tackle environmental protests

Activists barred from accessing hundreds of miles of land earmarked for UK high-speed rail project

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The Independent UK

Injunction granted to block protests along entire planned HS2 route

Several protesters argued at a hearing in May that an injunction would obstruct ‘peaceful protest against illegal tree-felling’ and ‘wildlife crimes’.

The Independent UK

New HS2 station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says mayor

The HS2 interchange near the NEC and Birmingham Airport is due to open in 2026.

Birmingham Post

New HS2 Interchange station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says West Midlands Mayor

Andy Street has praised the job-creating prospects of new station which is one of four new sites being built for phase one of HS2

The Guardian - UK

Support for Welsh independence is growing – people are fed up with being forgotten

As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward

Evening Standard

Costain on track to complete HS2 works as profits rise

Construction company says inflation clauses in contracts help offset rising commodity and energy costs

Daily Mirror

HS2 cost may rise over concrete 'issues' as tests carried out after construction halted

The faults have been found in the so-called 'Green Tunnel', with construction being halted amid fears that the work done so far may have to be destroyed, driving the cost yet higher

Manchester Evening News

Manchester will be 'best place to live in the country’ once HS2 is built - but only if it's done properly, Mayor says

Andy Burnham has now called for a full debate in Parliament on the matter

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