Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the cancellation less than 24 hours after HS2 spent more than £1.5m on an estate in Staffordshire under compulsory purchase laws The Labour leader attacked the Government’s handling of the fast train line, but insisted he could not give his backing to the project despite pleas from northern leaders to push ahead with the scheme.
“All I can say is that we will work with local mayors to make sure that we have Northern Powerhouse Rail, that we have the best transport between cities and within cities that we need, because that, I think, is the crucial element which is deliverability.” It comes after Boris Johnson joined David Cameron in criticising Rishi Sunak’s decision to axe the northern leg of HS2.
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