After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two of the long-awaited HS2 rail project appears to be under threat. The Independent has exclusively revealed that prime minister Rishi ...
High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...
Most of the transport industry, the media and Sir Terry Morgan himself expect Sir Terry to be asked to resign as chairman of the £56B HS2 high speed rail project. The Financial Times, which broke the ...
The UK government has announced an independent review, chaired by Douglas Oakervee, into whether and how to proceed with the High Speed 2 project (HS2). It is the culmination of long years of doubt ...
The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a “casebook example of how not to run a major project” and the ...
Britain's high-speed rail infrastructure project was given the go-ahead by the prime minister in February 2020 but ambitions for the extent of the scheme have since been curtailed . HS2 is a planned ...
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Voices: Is HS2 still worth completing, or is it just a £66bn mistake? Join The Independent Debate
With the cost of Britain’s flagship high-speed rail project soaring past £66 billion and its opening delayed yet again – this time well beyond 2033 – serious questions are being raised about the ...
Wendover, Buckinghamshire. The damage done by HS2 in Greg Smith’s constituency - Matthew Walsh For years we have been asking “when? When will HS2 finally be completed?” But this misses the point. We ...
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