The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Government warned of being 'penny wise, pound foolish' after announcing HS2 delay for the North

Construction north of Birmingham will be put on hold for two years

Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2023

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the move on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

'Jeremy Hunt’s Budget panto faces unhappy end when it comes off the rails like HS2'

Paul Routledge on what we can expect from Jeremy Hunt's first Budget, with him set to put an end to the 'calamity' of soaring energy prices. But will this be enough to appease public opinion?

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

HS2 construction delays expected in bid to cut costs

Delays expected to hit sections from Birmingham and Crew, and Crewe and Manchester

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Large sections of HS2 to be delayed to save cash, ministers set to announce

The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Government announces HS2 construction delay to cut costs

Construction of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023

Parts of HS2 to be delayed or cut as ministers prepare to reveal rising costs

At least £2bn extra needed for London-Birmingham section as inflation fuels yet more budget overruns on troubled rail project

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

HS2 construction delay to save money 'potentially a real body blow for the UK's economic recovery'

The delays could mainly impact the railway between Birmingham and Crewe, and between Crewe and Manchester

Birmingham Post · Mar 9, 2023

Tories told to 'get on' with HS2 as Labour vows to build high speed rail line in full

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the Tories to 'Get on with it, stop wasting taxpayers’ money as she renewed the party's promise to construct the track's eastern leg

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023