Will the King of the North's HS2 plan hit the buffers? Andy Burnham wants to resurrect Manchester link with slower trains despite £60billion cost as critics blast 'fantasy scheme' ⊖
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The high-speed HS2 rail network is being built between London and Birmingham, after the onward leg to Manchester was axed by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak in 2023.
36 days ago
Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies? ⊕
After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.
66 days ago
Ministers accused of 'misleading' taxpayers about true cost of HS2 by excluding inflation from their figures - which could add another £10billion and bring real price tag to more than £112billion ⊖
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons yesterday that the severely delayed and over-budget high-speed rail project will now cost up to £102.7billion.
HS2 boss admits new £100bn price tag is 'terrible news' and says Government 'had lost control' of rail fiasco - but claims new line will NOT be delayed any further ⊕
Mark Wild, who was parachuted in to rescue HS2 after doing the same for Crossrail, told MPs today that he was convinced it would not be delayed any further.
67 days ago
The £100Bn HS2 Debacle ○
HS2 could now cost over £100bn, but government vows to deliver project “to completion”.
Faisal Islam: Why a full HS2 line could still be built despite the latest fiasco ⊕
The Transport Secretary has said the high-speed rail line will not be completed until 2039.
HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains will be slower than first planned ⊖
The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a "reset" of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.
Off the rails! HS2 'fiasco' set to cost £100BILLION, might not open till 2039... and the trains are being slowed down ⊖
Details of failings were revealed in a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, as critics branded the project a 'national embarrassment and 'white elephant'.
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits ○
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Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
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The HS2 high-speed railway will now cost up to £102.7bn and t…
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Transport Secretary to confirm HS2 could cost eye-watering £100billion despite being scaled back several times - the equivalent of £1billion a mile and triple the original price tag ⊕
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Heidi Alexander will tell the Commons that delivering the beleaguered high-speed rail project may cost triple the £32.7billion price tag it was originally given in 2011.