Rishi Sunak has publicly refused to guarantee the high-speed line will go to Manchester and is reportedly set to wield the axe.
Rishi Sunak appears poised to axe the HS2 rail line from Birmingham to Manchester – despite opposition from Tory predecessors, business chiefs and the Mayor of London.
The Prime Minister and Chancellor are reported to be meeting to discuss the situation in the coming days.A Whitehall source told the Telegraph: “There is a reluctance to throw good money after bad.” David Cameron has also privately raised significant concerns about the prospect that the high-speed rail line could be truncated.
Mr Khan said it would take longer to get from Birmingham to central London on HS2 than existing trains if plans for it to terminate at Euston station are abandoned. When the railway first opens between London and Birmingham, expected between 2029 and 2033, its terminus in the capital will be Old Oak Common, in the western suburbs.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Boris Johnson slams Rishi Sunak as 'HS2 leg to Manchester to be scrapped'The government has refused to deny reports the Manchester route will be scrapped
Lire la suite »
Rishi Sunak scales back green and transport policies in funding showdown with LabourRishi Sunak has scaled back key spending commitments on the climate and transport as the Conservatives shift the burden of funding policies on to Labour ahead of the next election.
Lire la suite »
Did Rishi Sunak 'scrap' net zero measures - or were they not even policies?The prime minister is being challenged on whether some of the announcements he made on Wednesday about climate policy U-turns were even in the Tory playbook to begin with. We look at the facts.
Lire la suite »
Rishi Sunak’s petty politics around climate change are an insult to us allTHE statement made on Wednesday by the PM Rishi Sunak regarding our race to net zero warranted the House being recalled from recess (which has just…
Lire la suite »