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Neil Lancefield

HS2 could cost more than £100bn and may not open until 2039, says minister

Services were planned to launch in 2026 (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Archive)

HS2 could cost more than £100 billion and may not open until 2039, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced.

The Cabinet minister told the Commons she was “angry” about the “obscene increase in time and costs”, which she blamed on “the failures of successive Conservative governments”.

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