The real reason, almost certainly, is that those first eight miles in the wrong direction were also slated to carry the northern leg of HS2, Phase 2a and 2b, which were cancelled in 2023.

Scaled-back plans for HS2 are a waste of ­public money, a damning report by MPs says Credit: PA. The Public Accounts Committee questioned the Government assessment that completing just Phase One ...

It seems no matter how big a waste of money, HS2 keeps chugging on. Proceeding with HS2 - an outdated political vanity project - while subjecting the British public to eye-watering tax hikes ...

HS2 has been accused of an “appalling” waste of taxpayer money after a £7.5m mansion bought as a result of the high-speed ...

The construction of HS2’s physical structures should have been “largely completed” by now under the project’s initial ...

Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail link Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies ...

TEES Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today hailed Rishi Sunak’s plan to scrap the Manchester leg of HS2, slamming the multi-billion pound project as a “white elephant”. At Tory Party Con… ...

Welcome back to Waste Watch with Dia Chakravarty. Party Conference season is in full swing. This time last year Rishi Sunak had announced the scrapping of the Manchester leg of HS2, while being in ...

National survey finds most people believe abandoning HS2 now would be waste of money. As the future of HS2’s second phase hangs in the balance, a nationwide survey of more than 3,000 people across the ...

News; Greater Manchester News; HS2 "They’ve already spent billions, it seems like a waste of money": Didsbury residents share anger at HS2 axe After years of work and anticipation the high speed ...

Whistleblower sacked after accusing HS2 bosses of fraud for ignoring warnings about the true cost of the project wins over £300,000. By JAMES TOZER. Published: 13:47 EDT, 3 June 2025 | Updated ...

HS2 would be better value for money without 225mph bullet trains, says rail minister ‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy.