The Latest Breaking News from Euston

Reports that the line could permanently stop at Old Oak Common, not Euston, would mean even less value for money from HS2

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said reports of HS2 not being routed all the way to Euston were an example of the Conservative Government failing to deliver on big infrastructure projects.The senior Labour MP, asked about the reports in an interview with broadcasters following a hospital visit to Harlow in…

So there it is, High Speed 2 (HS2) will be coming to Euston after all, rather than terminating at Old Oak Common. It was rather odd timing for the story to be leaked, given that the chancellor was to make a major address on the future of the UK economy…

‘I don’t see any conceivable circumstances in which that would not end up at Euston,’ Jeremy Hunt says

‘We’re going to make it happen’ says Jeremy Hunt

A huge area to the west and north-west of the existing mainline station has been cleared.

When a Prime Minister is facing difficulty, it is tempting to view each U-turn or scandal as symptomatic of something larger. Yet certain stories feel ripe for extrapolation.

The Chancellor has said he does not see any "conceivable circumstance" in which HS2 would not end in central London - after reports suggested the plan could be scrapped

The Chancellor made the comment amid reports plans for the high-speed railway could be downgraded again to save costs.

Lord Berkeley called for the tens of billions of pounds being invested in the project to be diverted to improve mainline railway services.

Comments come after reports that north-south railway route could terminate to the west of London; chancellor also says ‘best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation’