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    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Robert Shrimsley
      Rishi Sunak’s new strategy exposes 13 years of Tory failure

      Any attempts at reinvention are hampered by a governing record the prime minister can’t escape

      Illustration of Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron sat on a tiny train
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Greater Manchester mayor proposes compromise on HS2 rail line

      Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route

      Trains at Manchester Piccadilly station
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      High-speed trains and the crashing of Britain’s credibility

      Dropping a chunk of HS2 would undermine the country as a place to do business

      An artist’s impression of an HS2 train. HS2 is not just a solution on passenger capacity but has become vital to Britain’s net zero goals
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Scrapping HS2 will damage trust in Britain, warn US buyers of Birmingham City

      Owners of Tom Brady-backed football club say truncating rail line will shake investor confidence

      Tom Wagner, left, and Tom Brady, right, at a Birmingham City game earlier this month
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Sunak faces backlash over potential axing of HS2 northern leg

      Tory and Labour politicians, and business groups, criticise reports that flagship rail project will be cut back

      People walk past HS2 hoardings in
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      Dithering and indecision: the British infrastructure curse

      Failure to make and stick to plans means big projects cost far more than they should while hampering their benefits

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      HS2 costs set to jump as inflation undermines rail project’s future

      Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times

      Montage of artist’s impression of an HS2 train with £50 notes and a map of the route in the background Undated artist impression handout  issued by HS2 of a early visualisation of an HS2 train. Designs of HS2’s 225mph trains have been recognised for their environmental credentials, according to the company building the high-speed railway. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday September 3, 2023. HS2 Ltd said its trains are the first in the world to achieve the British Standard Institute’s PAS 2080 global accreditation. See PA story RAIL HS2. Photo credit should read: HS2/PA Wire
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Tory MPs warn UK government against killing off northern leg of HS2

      Ministers also consider option of cancelling final stretch of high-speed line into central London to cut spiralling costs

      HS2 hoardings outside the site of Birmingham Curzon Street station
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Labour casts fresh doubts over HS2 route north of Birmingham

      UK opposition party’s caution comes after Tory government refuses to commit to northern section of project

      A woman walks past HS2 hoardings
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      HS2 route north of Birmingham in doubt as Sunak and Hunt explore more cost-cuts

      Downing Street, Treasury and transport department refuse to commit to building high-speed line to Manchester

      An aerial view of the Birmingham High Speed Rail 2 station construction site at Curzon Street in Birmingham, England
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Decision to delay HS2’s London terminus will cost at least £200mn

      Government did ‘not know what the additional costs would be from decision to pause Euston construction, MPs’ report says

      Two people with suitcases walk past a construction site for the London Euston HS2 terminal
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      Latest delays to HS2 forecast to add £366mn to soaring final bill

      Ministers’ decision to push back section of high-speed rail link will drive up costs, according to government estimates

      Promotional hoardings surround an HS2 construction site in London
    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Britain’s elusive high-speed rail dream

      Despite the delays and spiralling costs, the UK still needs HS2

      The ongoing HS2 vent shaft works at Old Amersham in Amersham, England
    • Tuesday, 11 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      After all the cuts and delays, is HS2 still worth building?

      Continued ministerial tinkering after axing Leeds leg of high-speed rail line has undermined project

      HS2 tunnelling team
    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Jon Thompson to become new chair of HS2

      UK audit watchdog chief takes over as government attempts to rein in rail link’s costs

      Sir Jon Thompson
    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      Hunt insists HS2 rail line will terminate in central London

      Chancellor rejects reports that project will finish on outskirts of capital to save money

    • Saturday, 15 October, 2022
      First phase of HS2 set to bust budget by ‘many billions’ of pounds

      Treasury seeks more savings on high-speed rail project less than a year after eastern leg to Leeds was scrapped

      Construction workers look on as a section of bridge is lowered into place on the HS2 project
    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      OutlookJennifer Williams
      Britain’s northern rail project is running out of steam

      Promised investments in high-speed links to Manchester and Leeds are being eroded in favour of spending in the south

      Boris Johnson announced his levelling up agenda at Manchester’s science and industry museum
    • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
      Hitachi and Alstom win £2.8bn trains contract for UK’s high-speed railway

      German manufacturer Siemens to take legal action against decision

    • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Boris Johnson’s broken promises to northern England

      Cuts to rail projects and social care support will come at a political cost

      A man gets onto a train
    • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
      Johnson’s revised rail plan faces backlash in northern England

      Leeds and Bradford are the biggest losers as UK government cuts back proposed new lines in an attempt to save billions

      Montage of Boris Johnson next to UK rail map
    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Rail
      Johnson to unveil £96bn of rail investment but risks wrath of northern MPs

      Prime minister’s new ‘Integrated Rail Plan’ will include watering down of promised high-speed links

      Worker stands near a tunnelling machine
    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      News in-depthRail
      Bradford feels isolated as UK set to scale back ambitious railway plans

      Northern English city among areas to suffer from ministers’ expected decision to save billions on key routes

      A railway platform in Bradford
    • Monday, 15 November, 2021
      Johnson faces backlash for watering down HS2 rail promises

      Tory MPs furious over plans to scrap most of north-eastern leg and scale back high speed Leeds-Manchester link

      Artists impression of HS2 - Birmingham Curzon Street
    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      News in-depth
      UK ministers set to cut back HS2 eastern route

      Move expected after cost of high-speed rail line soars amid ballooning public spending

      HS2 workers watch as a bridge is wheeled into position over the M42 at the HS2 Interchange station site near Solihull
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