HS2: Five Labour mayors including Burnham and Khan to demand PM keeps project on track September 27, 2023 Five Labour mayors will gather in Leeds to issue a joint plea to the Prime Minister not to cut HS2 further. Rishi Sunak is facing a political backlash over reports he is weighing axing the Birmingham-Manchester leg of HS2 amid soaring costs. On Tuesday, Home Office minister Chris Philp said Mr Sunak was reviewing how [...]
Bennett on business: Mistakes on HS2 must be learnt from September 27, 2023 Neil Bennett, Global Co-Ceo of advisory firm H/Advisors, writes for City A.M. fortnightly - this week on HS2, water companies and a new Netflix must-see
Sunak looks to control HS2 costs as backlash grows against plan to cut back project September 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak is reportedly aiming to control the spiralling cost of the HS2 railway line project, which could reach over £100bn.
Now even Tom Brady’s Birmingham City pals are annoyed about HS2 September 25, 2023 HS2 may be cut back due to runaway costs - which will no doubt irritate Tom Brady and pal, Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner
Scrapping HS2 risks wrecking future UK infrastructure, top Tories warn Sunak September 25, 2023 The government risks wrecking the UK’s future infrastructure projects if it goes ahead with “in effect scrapping” the HS2 railway line. Former Chancellor George Osborne and Tory grandee Lord Heseltine have warned Rishi Sunak that failing to complete HS2 would be “an act of huge economic self-harm”. It follows widespread reports the government is considering [...]
Government would be ‘crazy’ not to reconsider HS2 costs, minister says September 24, 2023 The government would be “crazy” not to reconsider the costs of the HS2 rail project, Grant Shapps has told the BBC. Shapps said Rishi Sunak was prepared to take “difficult long-term decisions” amid reports the Prime Minister is set to axe the northern leg of HS2. The defence secretary told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura [...]
Former Tory PMs hit back at ‘desperate’ move to ditch HS2 to Manchester September 23, 2023 Former premiers have warned Rishi Sunak about “delivering a mutilated HS2” after his Conservative Government refused to deny it was considering axing the Manchester leg. Boris Johnson said suggestions the Birmingham to Manchester route could be chopped over cost concerns were “desperate” and “Treasury-driven nonsense” as he urged the Prime Minister to deliver on the [...]
Starmer rejects ‘great rail betrayal’ tag – but refuses to commit to HS2 in full September 22, 2023 Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is not guilty of the “great rail betrayal” that Labour has accused the Government of by not committing to building HS2 in full. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the costs of the high-speed rail project to the North are “getting totally out of control” as Rishi Sunak refuses to [...]
‘Higher costs, poorer services’: London business chief slams Whitehall failings September 20, 2023 The boss of an influential London lobby group has said a "British disease of short-termism" is holding the capital's economy back
New contract for one of Britain’s least reliable train operators – and beleaguered Avanti September 19, 2023 One of Britain’s least reliable train operators has been handed a long-term contract renewal. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that CrossCountry, whose network stretches across large parts of the country, will continue to run services. It also renewed Avanti West Coast’s contract. Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures show the equivalent of 6.8 [...]