The former chair of HS2, Terry Morgan, has admitted that ‘nobody knows’ what HS2’s final cost will

on the proposed eastern leg of HS2 has been cut back, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

I would have preferred it being called The Great Northern Railway and having some of the vision that the Victorians had.“ The environmental benefits haven’t been sold either, in getting freight off the roads.... I’ve been really disappointed by the lack of strong Labour support.... Completion of the western spur will cut travel times between Manchester and Birmingham from 90 to 40 minutes. Ministers argue the package will deliver many of the benefits of faster travel and increased capacity 10

infrastructure.... " The 30, 000 people delivering HS2 deserve this....

Backbenchers are meeting Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick after warnings that nearly 100 are ready to rebel.Ex-prime minister Theresa May is among senior Conservative figures who fear greener areas will be targeted by developers. Downing Street is said to be in" listening mode" and ready to ditch some proposals to get the rest through. The Government wants to build 300, 000 new homes a year to curb the chronic shortage in supply.It hopes reducing red tape will speed up development. But criti

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A ROMAN town dating back more than 2, 000 years has been unearthed along the route of the HS2 high

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and now scrapping HS2 to Leeds and scrapping the Northern Powerhouse railway, they're rebuilding