Crossrail 2 hits buffers as uncertainties over Brexit and election take hold

Fears over City firms leaving and wariness about appearing too London-centric are undermining consensus on £32bn project A year ago, the progress of Crossrail 2 seemed assured. A political consensus was forming that a second mass-transit line across London should be built from north to south, its urgency underpinned by the verdict of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) that this was the most important single project for Britain and work needed to start now. The then chancellor Geo