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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat promises gigantic HS2 expansion live on TV

A Tory leadership candidate today pledged a massive expansion of the HS2 rail line that could cost tens of billions of pounds.

The controversial Y-shaped line is meant to reach Manchester and the East Midlands by the 2040s, with trains continuing further north on existing track.

But Mr Tugendhat told the BBC : “I would make sure the HS2 tracks went all the way to Scotland."

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