Eurostar sold off despite ministers believing its value would rise – report

National Audit Office says government wanted to offload 40% share in London-Paris train service before general electionBritain’s stake in Eurostar was sold for £757m even though the government believed its value would rise, because ministers wanted to offload the state’s share in the cross-Channel train service before the general election, a report has concluded.The report by the National Audit Office into the sale, published on Friday, found that taxpayers had invested four ti