Mark Wild says ‘fundamental reset’ needed, as Department for Transport admits it has no final cost estimateEnormous budget overruns on the HS2 high-speed railway have been blamed by its new chief executive on a...
Read MoreProjected bill includes price of building HS2 station at Euston, with a budget of about £5bnThe bill for building the HS2 high-speed railway could pass £80bn at current prices, as estimated costs jumped by 15% since...
Read MoreTransport secretary says scale of failure is dire, with analysis of project unable to clarify if cost overrun is £10bn or £20bnMinisters are to oversee HS2 and have launched a review after the government was unable...
Read MoreExclusive: Business leaders seek support for scheme in budget as former chancellor calls it ‘good investment’The former Tory chancellor George Osborne has thrown his weight behind a proposal nicknamed “HS2...
Read MoreLisa Nandy indicates Louise Haigh considering plan for high-speed trains to terminate in central LondonThe transport secretary is considering extending the HS2 line to Euston, her cabinet colleague Lisa Nandy has indicated,...
Read MoreFormer home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election results. This live blog is closedLabour triumphs in London and West...
Read MoreFormer home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election resultsLabour triumphs in London and West Midlands Braverman says...
Read MoreAndy Burnham and Andy Street team up with consortium to explore options including lower-speed lineAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, and Andy Street, the Tory mayor of the West Midlands, have joined forces on...
Read MoreParliament’s spending watchdog says cancellation of high-speed line’s northern leg raises ‘urgent questions’The cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 has raised “urgent unanswered questions”...
Read MoreRail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demandNew plans to resolve the rail capacity issues created by the cancellation of HS2’s northern legs are years...
Read More£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2“It’s like a bad Christmas cracker joke,” said one northern leader in England as...
Read MoreLocal authority covering some of richest areas in England says it spent £11m preparing for rail lineA council in one of the wealthiest parts of the UK has warned it faces potential bankruptcy due to the...
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