Labour to put major project spending under microscope

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to cut overspending on major infrastructure projects.
Reeves highlighted the HS2 saga as an example of the Conservative’s failure on handling major projects and confirmed an independent enquiry into the scheme’s problems.
She said: “By the time the government even recognised they had a problem, the project was already £30 billion over budget. How was it ever allowed to get to that point?“If I were in the Treasury, I would ha