HS2 replacement plan will lead to a ‘decade of rail replacement buses’
West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin criticised Sunak for his “pure electioneering” after his transport announcements.
West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin criticised Sunak for his “pure electioneering” after his transport announcements.
The chancellor said no HS2 would mean "no ambition for our country" in a tweet sent shortly after a Boris Johnson speech in 2020.
"This doesn’t work for north-to-south, it doesn’t work east-to-west, and what we’re seeing in this plan is a decade of rail replacement buses with electrification."
We have neglected our railways for decades. We need to build HS2 and HS3.
The Treasury declined to rule out plans being drawn up surrounding the axing of the route from Birmingham to Manchester.
HS2 Ltd boss Mark Thurston leaves his role on Friday, it has been announced.
"I look forward to choosing my train routes by their political leanings from now on", Lewis Goodall commented on reading the article.
Analysis of Cabinet Office figures shows the earnings of 44 people at the taxpayer-funded company were at that level at the end of September 2022.
The Prime Minister is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to run from Birmingham to Manchester amid soaring costs.
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