24-09-2023 16:46 via theguardian.com

How much has been spent on HS2 so far and what is at stake?

From spiraling costs to route changes – here’s a breakdown of the numbersKeeping track of HS2 is not an easy job, with costs spiralling, delivery dates slipping and routes changing since it was first proposed by Gordon Brown’s Labour government in 2010.It was originally envisaged as a Y-shaped network which would go from London Euston to Birmingham, with two spurs to Manchester and Leeds. Every prime minister since Brown – David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson an
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