'We've been hit by not just coronavirus but also by the war in Ukraine and I think any responsible government looks at that and says 'does this still stack up?'.'
He said: ‘On Hs2, we do have to respond to the budgets – we’ve been hit by not just
After being pressed to answer directly, Mr Shapps eventually said: ‘Governments take responsibility for everything that they do’ but went on to refer back to ‘things like an unexpected shock in inflation’.HS2 is said to have cost the government more than £40bn
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