London businesses urge PM to get on with Euston tunnel despite HS2 troubles Companies say they're ready to invest in new station if Govt sets up 'right commercial framework' Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Rishi Sunak uses King's Speech to make his case to govern The full pomp and ceremony of the British state was on display today for the King’s Speech, the first since 1951. But behind the theatre — from Black Rod to bejeweled crowns — is, the Government must hope, a political shop window. Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023
Network Rail warned over ‘unacceptable’ overcrowding at Euston The Office of Rail and Road has issued an improvement notice to Network Rail in relation to Euston station. Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Network Rail warned about ‘unacceptable’ overcrowding at Euston station The Office of Rail and Road has issued an improvement notice The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Network Rail warned over ‘unacceptable’ overcrowding The Office of Rail and Road has issued an improvement notice to Network Rail in relation to Euston station. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Points failure at London Euston causes hours-long delays for rail travellers Network Rail cautions passengers to check services as it reopens lines to and from station after disruption The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023
Points failure causes severe disruption for passengers at Euston The issue led to no trains entering or leaving the station for several hours. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Sadiq Khan: Government’s plan for 10,000 Euston homes ‘plucked out of the air’ The mayor said he fears the plan to bring HS2 to Euston could be ‘cancelled by stealth’ Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Transport Secretary defends PM’s decision to axe HS2’s northern leg Transport Secretary Mark Harper has defended the Government’s decision to axe the northern leg of HS2. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2023
Sadiq Khan writes to Rishi Sunak for ‘urgent clarification’ of HS2 Euston plans The mayor said the high-speed line could ‘overwhelm’ existing Tube connections Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023
HS2 to Euston ‘wishful thinking’ without public funding, says London mayor in plea to PM Sadiq Khan says there’s no guarantee prive firms will stump up cash to pay for project The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
Rails minister touts private money for Euston amid HS2 uncertainty Opponents say PM’s new HS2 plan is lurching into ‘farce’ Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023
HS2 will not extend to Euston without private funding Rishi Sunak’s promise depends on a substantial portion of the cost being met by third-party investment The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
HS2 will not reach Euston without private investment The PA news agency understands Rishi Sunak’s commitment to extend the high-speed railway to central London is contingent on private money. The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 ‘Radical’ Sunak cuts HS2, pledges A-level reforms and stubs out cigarettes The Prime Minister promised ‘a government prepared to make long-term decisions so that we can build a brighter future’.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled Rishi Sunak said he would reinvest ‘every single penny’ of the £36 billion in hundreds of transport projects in the north and Midlands.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Sunak poised to make ‘incredible gaffe’ by axing HS2 in north but saving Euston link No 10 will be accused of ‘shafting the north’, warns Tory mayor – as northern leaders warn PM his legacy would be ruined
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy has train named in honour In 1966 Asquith Xavier overturned a decision not to employ him as a guard at London’s Euston station because of his ethnicity.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Theresa May piles pressure on Sunak not to scrap HS2 She joins calls by fellow ex-PMs Boris Johnson and David Cameron over fears scrapping line into Euston will disrupt trains from her constituency
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Theresa May becomes latest ex-premier to urge Rishi Sunak not to trim HS2 The former Conservative leader said more capacity was required on trains to the North West and that HS2 should terminate at Euston.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos Secret document leaked to The Independent details dire consequences of cancelling high-speed rail extension – as Boris Johnson says Sunak would be ‘out of his mind’ to scrap it
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 ‘We are a political project’: how HS2’s costs have spiralled out of control Placating Conservatives in marginal seats, inflation in construction and a maze of bureaucracy have seen the cost balloon from £32bn to £71bn
Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak says he won’t be ‘rushed’ into HS2 decision as critics’ anger grows PM denies high-speed rows are derailing the Tory conference in Manchester
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station Mark Reynolds says it will take longer to travel the five miles from Old Oak Common to London than the previous 114 miles from Birmingham
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023 ‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston