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OPINION - HS2 confirms work on Euston tunnel to be paused

The latest delay is symptomatic of a country that has grown used to weak – or no – growth

Evening Standard

HS2 confirms work on £1.2billion Euston tunnel to be paused

Construction on HS2’s £1.2billion tunnel to Euston will be held back from starting next year as planned after the Government “switched priority” to get the maligned high-speed railway running from Birmingham to Old Oak Common.

Evening Standard

Hull set for HS2 logistics role as European steel giant plans £10m rail terminal investment

Voestalpine Railway Systems has won a major contract on HS2

Birmingham Post

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HS2 uncertainty 'devastating' amid empty houses on Long Eaton street

People living on Bonsall Street in Long Eaton say several properties are now empty due to uncertainty caused by HS2.

Nottingham Post

HS2 will finish at Euston, Rishi Sunak tells MPs

The Prime Minister insisted that HS2 would ultimately terminate at Euston, amid questions about the fate of the multi-billion infrastructure project

Evening Standard

HS2 will end at Euston, Sunak tells MPs

The Prime Minister insisted that HS2 would ultimately finish at Euston, amid questions about the fate of the multi-billion infrastructure project.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: My rate? £6k a day

How is GMP rooting out bad apples? PLUS Sir Graham Brady caught in sting AND Piccadilly to Old Oak Common

Manchester Evening News

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Decision to redesign Euston HS2 station will cost billions and cause decade of delay, says expert

Euston faces a “decade of delay” before the arrival of HS2 high speed trains because of the Government’s disastrous decision to switch station designs, a rail expert has warned.

Evening Standard

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs, warns watchdog

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

Evening Standard

Revised plans for HS2 Euston terminus would cost almost £5bn, says watchdog

NAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher

The Guardian - UK

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, warns watchdog

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

Evening Standard

Michael Gove insists HS2 will arrive in Manchester - but it might not reach Euston

The high-speed line could terminate in West London

Manchester Evening News

Levelling-Up Secretary refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

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The Guardian - UK

A ‘complete mess’: fury in north London over HS2’s ‘big hole in the ground’

The blighted communities have little to show for six years of disruption … except a mile-long hole in the ground

Birmingham Post

Comment: West Midlands businesses are stepping up to build HS2

Building resilient supply chains underpins success in huge infrastructure says chief commercial officer Ruth Todd

Daily Mirror

Question Time audience laugh at Tory as he's mocked by Fiona Bruce for stuttering on HS2

Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years

Daily Mirror

HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows

A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway

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The Independent UK

Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour

Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs.

Evening Standard

HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons

The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs

DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Instead of killing HS2 bit by bit, ministers should just put it out of its misery

The latest delays offer a golden opportunity to cry halt – and use railway money where it’s really needed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

How to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sport

With the public facing an ever-increasing barrage of sums, calculations and data, here are some numerical tricks and ideas that can help people make better sense of the world

The Independent UK

Sunak insists he isn’t betraying the North with major HS2 delays

The Prime Minister has been criticised over delays in the construction of the line.

Manchester Evening News

HS2 rail link to Manchester 'safe' - but with a 20-year wait

'They know it would be politically and economically disastrous for them to scrap it'

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