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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

What the papers say – September 26

A variety of stories feature on the front of the UK’s newspapers on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘alarmed’ by spiralling cost of HS2 as he faces Cabinet split

The Prime Minister has reportedly told allies he will not watch the cost continue to rise, in a sign he could be preparing to ditch the northern leg.

The Independent UK

Why has HS2 ended up being so expensive?

The project is shrouded in uncertainty and other countries’ railway constructions appear to be cheaper

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north

Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet split over Sunak’s HS2 ‘gross act of vandalism’

Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper – as George Osborne attacks ‘economic self-harm’

The Independent UK

Abolishing HS2 and inheritance tax? Rish! would not speculate on speculation he started

For far too long Rishi Sunak had been held back by successive Tory governments. Time for some unspecified action

The Guardian - UK

‘Coming-of-age moment’: Bee Network creates a buzz in Greater Manchester

The first buses bought back into public control since the 1980s roll out the depot in a ‘new dawn’ for public transport

The Guardian - UK

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Scotland has 'little hope' of seeing HS2 benefits in 'unequal Union', Alba MP says

SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect…

The National (Scotland)

Millwall fans are not always fair game

Brief letters: An insult too far | The long road to HS2 | How to wear a hat | Royal visits | Cat collars

The Guardian - UK

‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told

The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston

Evening Standard

Save or scrap? What HS2’s champions and critics have said

Advisers, MPs and former ministers are sharply split over committing or quitting on the high-speed rail line

The Guardian - UK

Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2

PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows

The Independent UK

Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit

Only political expediency has kept this terrible mistake on the rails. Pull the brakes – and save Britain billions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

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The Independent UK

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

Plans for HS2 emerged in 2009.

Evening Standard

HS2 was meant to unite North and South. Don’t let it become a glorified Birmingham shuttle

City Voices: Broken promises on HS2 would leave the UK’s global reputation as an attractive place to invest in tatters

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak declines to back HS2 to north of England as Tory civil war stirs

Rishi Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north of England in the face of warnings by…

The Independent UK

HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows

Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’

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The Independent UK

PM says he is ‘committed to levelling up’ despite declining to back HS2 to North

Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham: scrapping HS2 would be disaster for north of England

Greater Manchester mayor urges Rishi Sunak to listen to leaders in north before making decision on high-speed rail project

The Independent UK

Scrapping HS2 would be ‘gross act of vandalism’, Osborne and Heseltine warn

The former deputy PM Lord Heseltine and ex-chancellor George Osborne warned the PM not to go ahead with plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2, first revealed by The Independent

The Independent UK

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The leg to Manchester could be axed.

The Independent UK

Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne says it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne said it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network.

The Independent UK

How The Independent revealed Sunak’s plan to cut HS2 - and how the government reacted

The Independent’s revelations about HS2 rocked Westminster

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