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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Sweney

HS2 investigates claims company overcharged for supplying workers

HS2 workers gather to observe a boring machine breaking through at Washwood Heath depot, two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre
HS2 workers gather to observe a boring machine breaking through at Washwood Heath depot, two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

The company building the high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is investigating claims that one of its labour suppliers on the project charged overinflated rates for staff.

HS2 Ltd launched an investigation into a subcontractor providing workers to build the West Midlands section of the line, which has been beset with delays and cost overruns, amid allegations about its billing practices.

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