HS2 chaos leads to closure of historic train factory in the new home of Great British Railways
Taxpayers, high skilled workers and commuters are all paying the price for the mismanagement of HS2 by the Government
Taxpayers, high skilled workers and commuters are all paying the price for the mismanagement of HS2 by the Government
Terminating HS2 at Old Oak Common would be one of the most mind-bogglingly bizarre decisions of the Sunak premiership.
Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, and her team are said to have suggested they want to resurrect phase 2a of the project.
The Prime Minister defended his decision to scrap the northern leg of the high-speed line and put money into local transport schemes.
The Prime Minister was speaking as he toured the Harrogate bus depot, in North Yorkshire.
“If we do nothing, we will have a major transport headache", the Greater Manchester mayor said.
HS2 was meant to solve a capacity crisis on the rail network, but scrapping the northern leg of HS2 actually reduces capacity.
That means an unelected prime minister is selling a public asset at a loss to prevent a future elected prime minister from reversing his decision.
Firms say a single freight train removes the equivalent of around 129 lorries from Britain's roads.
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