The Latest Breaking News from HS2

‘Scaled back HS2 would damage Britain’ warn mayors of London and Manchester

The mayors of London and Manchester have issued an unprecedented joint appeal calling for ministers to ensure Britain’s flagship High Speed 2 rail project is not scaled back.

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Andy Burnham: We have to act now to stop this short-sighted government ruining HS2

Manchester and London don’t always land on the same side of an argument. Think Blur v Oasis, Arsenal v City.

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

London business leaders back Manchester's call for the RIGHT HS2 rail station for Piccadilly

'What's good for Manchester and the wider north is good for London, and vice versa'

Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2023

Large hole opens up above HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire

HS2 says hole likely due to ‘prexisting ground conditions’ but campaigners cite it as evidence that tunnelling should stop

Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

HS2 contractor confirms ‘sizeable’ sinkhole in Buckinghamshire

Construction firm Align told residents near Amersham the hole is six metres across and five deep

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

The long wait for HS2

In 2021-2022, the Government spent more than £5bn on HS2: about the same as it spends on the national road network. Critics often argue that the money would be far better used to fund much-needed improvements to existing railways.

The Week · May 12, 2023

All Wales' political parties unite to call on the UK Government to reclassify HS2 as England-only

The Welsh Conservatives joined forces with the other major Welsh parties in the Senedd to demand Wales gets the money it is "rightfully owed' for HS2

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023

What happened when Rishi Sunak was asked about 'great Welsh train robbery'

'Now the PM talks about running away with other people’s money but his government is depriving Wales to the tune of £6 billion by ruling that north to south England rail links like HS2 somehow benefit Wales? Will he plead guilty to the great Welsh train robbery?'

Wales Online · Apr 26, 2023

Civil servant pressed on Department for Transport’s ‘massive scale delivery failure’ over Euston HS2 pause

A Conservative member of the Public Accounts Committee raised concerns that taxpayers are being ‘taken for a ride’

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023

Civil servant pressed on ‘massive scale delivery failure over Euston HS2 pause’

A Conservative member of the Public Accounts Committee raised concerns that taxpayers are being ‘taken for a ride’.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023