Budget: Chancellor to fund HS2 tunnel to Euston

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed funding to kickstart HS2 tunnelling from Old Oak Common to Euston in a package of measures to ramp up investment in infrastructure.
The Chancellor also committed an extra £700m for school building next year and £1bn to tackle the backlog of repairs and upgrades at the country’s hospitals.
Reeves also confirmed an already trailed extra £500m to deliver 5,000 more new affordable homes.The cash would be a top-up to the existing Affordab