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HS2 is the white elephant in the room. If the Tories won’t scrap it, Labour must

The vanity project is scandalously over budget. Finally cancelling it would show the party is serious about public finances, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

HS2 Euston tunnellers given suspended sentences after retrial

Six activists who occupied tunnel network near London station either pleaded guilty or were found guilty

The Guardian - UK

I’m switching off from automated greetings

Brief letters: People v machines | Sunak’s green pledges | ‘Unachievable’ HS2 | Top children’s TV shows | Raspberry vinegar

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HS2 rail plans rated “unachievable” by official watchdog

The rail project has experienced multiple delays and cost hikes

The Independent UK

‘Absolute scandal’ - Concern over lack of step-free platforms at Old Oak Common station

Mayor Sadiq Khan agreed with Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon that it would be “heartbreaking” if the station was not fully accessible

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protester ‘caused £27,000 worth of damage to government building’

Dr Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of the group, attacked a window of the Department for Transport while protesting against HS2, court hears

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Euston HS2 terminus could race past £4.8bn estimate, MPs say

Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project

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HS2 'isn't going to change' to give Wales a financial share, minister says

Wales has missed out on £5bn but it doesn't look like that will be changing anytime soon

Wales Online

Major changes planned for HS2 bill that would allow Manchester connection

HS2 Ltd said the proposed changes would keep it on track to open the line between Crewe and Manchester between 2035 and 2041

Manchester Evening News

Plans for HS2 to reach Manchester move forward as major changes proposed

MPs will decide whether the changes are approved

Birmingham Post

Call for quick action on HS2 as report says delays will cost East Midlands billions every year

One business leader says the Government will need to be regularly reminded what the East Midlands is "expecting"

Nottingham Post

Political and business leaders meeting in Derby to set out "overwhelming" case for HS2 in the East Midlands

'HS2 will nearly double the number of jobs in high value, rail-linked sectors within an hour of Nottingham by rail'

Birmingham Post

"My rural business of 32 years is in danger of being extinguished by HS2"

A Cheshire man has petitioned ministers to change the plan

Manchester Evening News

Halt new roads and developments adding to emissions, advisers to tell UK government

Committee on Climate Change report likely to recommend ending road-building programme

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‘Financial catastrophe HS2 proves need for private sector interest’ – MP

Tory MP Greg Smith said the ‘total lack of interest’ from the private sector in HS2 should have been a ‘flashing red beacon’ about the rail project.

Manchester Evening News

Government 'drops' plans for two extra platforms at Manchester Piccadilly as MP calls HS2 surface station a 'sub-optimal solution'

Lucy Powell MP pressed the case for an underground HS2 station at Piccadilly and blasted trains and rail connectively in the north as 'quite frankly, absolutely rubbish'

Leeds Live

Tory Rail Minister Huw Merriman 'embarrassed' by 18-month wait for Leeds HS2 report

He says the report is coming soon...or should that be 'very soon'?

Manchester Evening News

Underground Piccadilly HS2 rail station 'best solution for Manchester and the north'

Manchester is pressing its case to a committee of MPs

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Birmingham Post

How the outside of hoped-for underground HS2 station at Manchester Piccadilly could look

Manchester leaders are calling on MPs to amend the current plan for a surface turnback station

Manchester Evening News

Mancunian Way: Manchester's got everything except a late-night tram

PLUS 'Arena attack is in our DNA' AND 'Fight for the North'

Evening Standard

TfL wants to buy more Elizabeth line trains to cope with HS2 demand

Temporary terminus of HS2 at Old Oak Common will pile pressure onto Elizabeth line services

Manchester Evening News

'Build it once and built it right' plea to government over HS2 rail station in Manchester

London's Mayor has added his voice to calls for an underground station at Piccadilly as civic leaders say they fear 'permanent damage' to UK economic ambitions

Birmingham Post

Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan lead calls for HS2 not to be scaled back

Leaders in Manchester and London have made a joint appeal to the government

Evening Standard

‘Scaled back HS2 would damage Britain’ warn mayors of London and Manchester

The mayors of London and Manchester have issued an unprecedented joint appeal calling for ministers to ensure Britain’s flagship High Speed 2 rail project is not scaled back.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: We have to act now to stop this short-sighted government ruining HS2

Manchester and London don’t always land on the same side of an argument. Think Blur v Oasis, Arsenal v City.

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