Her comments follow interventions from Boris Johnson and David Cameron, who have also warned against scaling back HS2
Theresa May has become the latest former Conservative prime minister to call forThe former Tory leader, asked during a Q&A at Henley Literary Festival whether HS2 should be scrapped, said: “The answer is no.
“It was because there was a lack of capacity on the West Coast Main Line. So if there is a lack of capacity on the West Coast Main Line, we need more railway capacity to serve the North West. “So I am arguing with Government: ‘Don’t stop at Old Oak Common. You need to take it into Euston because my constituents will be disadvantaged if you don’t’.”column on Saturday that the Government would be “betraying the north of the country and the whole agenda of levelling up” if HS2 to Manchester is delayed or cut.
Boris Johnson on a visit to Curzon Street railway station where the High Speed 2 rail project was under construction in 2020 in Birmingham
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