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UK Government minister defends giving Wales £50m for a train station but not £5bn as a share of HS2

UK government transport minister Mark Harper said the Levelling Up system showed a 'really good collaborative approach' but Cardiff council's leader bemoaned having to go 'cap in hand'

Wales Online

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dodges MP's Manchester HS2 question in the Commons

The PM was asked whether he believes 'investment should be taken from poorer areas in the north and given to the more affluent parts of Kent'

Manchester Evening News

Nicola Sturgeon and Andy Burnham in 'secret' talks to 'force' UK hand on HS2

NICOLA Sturgeon has held "secret" talks with Manchester Mayor Andry Burnham in a bid to get UK ministers to spend £3 billion to connect…

The National (Scotland)

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HS2 launches latest jobs drive for next cohort to work on high-speed rail project

Forty roles are up for grabs in fields such as engineering and procurement on the huge infrastructure project

Birmingham Post

HS2 protesters who occupied tunnel near Euston station to face retrial

High court overturns acquittal of six activists charged with aggravated trespass at London site

The Guardian - UK

Ministers think trains are just too much bother. That’s why they are so relaxed about the strikes

As fewer and fewer people use them, it seems railways are regarded as no longer essential, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Transport secretary insists rail dispute 'on the path' to being resolved during Manchester visit

Mark Harper admits services on the railway are not good enough

Manchester Evening News

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Revealed: £2.6bn grand design for Euston station

Plans for the new HS2 station at Euston boast the longest concourse in the UK and a direct underground link with Euston Square station

Evening Standard

Next phase of Digbeth tram extension begins

High Street opened up to traffic as preparation work begins to lay track which will connect district to HS2

Birmingham Post

Spoiler alert! HS2’s enormous conveyor network starts moving excavated material

A total of more than five million tonnes of spoil will be moved by the conveyors from three locations in west London.

The Independent UK

Tory Esther McVey threatens to vote against Budget tax rises in challenge to Rishi Sunak

Esther McVey, who served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 2015 and 2018, told the Commons that if the government has enough cash for HS2, it should not need to raise taxes

Daily Mirror

Senior Tory warns she won’t support tax rises unless HS2 is scrapped

Conservative former cabinet minister Esther McVey said the new high speed railway is an “unnecessary vanity project”.

The Independent UK

The real ‘black hole’ in the UK’s finances is HS2 – let’s kill off this monstrosity for good

Successive prime ministers have lacked the courage to end this vanity project. Is Rishi Sunak any different, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Green light for new £95m HS2 car park

Planners back multi-storey project in Solihull which will support the new Interchange station

Birmingham Post

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The Independent UK

Transport Secretary: Government remains ‘committed’ to HS2

Mark Harper made the comment after Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove suggested capital investment for HS2 will be reviewed.

Daily Mirror

HS2 rail line hurled into doubt as Cabinet minister admits cash will be 'reviewed'

Michael Gove, who has returned as Levelling-Up Secretary, said there would be 'painful' decisions and 'I am sure everything will be reviewed' in capital investment

The Guardian - UK

HS2 could face review as Tories look to plug budget, says Michael Gove

Liz Truss’s investment zones also suggested as likely savings target, amid reports energy windfall tax will be extended

Wales Online

The simply terrible response the Welsh secretary gave when challenged about Wales missing out on HS2 funding

Alhough more than £96bn will be spent on HS2 in England the UK Government has defined it as an England and Wales project

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Evening Standard

HS2 ‘likely’ to exceed mammoth budget unless urgent savings found

“HS2 Ltd has indicated that, if unmitigated, the final delivery cost is likely to exceed its target cost of £40.3 billion based upon its forecast of future spending,” Mark Harper said

Manchester Evening News

HS2 rail scheme under review as government targets £50bn cuts

Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are said to be considering up to £50bn in spending cuts

Wales Online

HS2 rail scheme under review as Government eyes £50billion cuts

Michael Gove insisted people “deserve the truth” which is “as a result of different factors, including mistakes that were made at the mini-budget, we have got to make some decisions, which will be painful"

Evening Standard

HS2 ‘well beyond point of no return’ as first high-speed tunnels are dug in London

Parts of Euston Road to be closed from early next year for construction work

Birmingham Post

Metro extension on track as old McDonald's to be demolished

Commercial building in Birmingham will be razed to make way for tram expansion to connect city centre with HS2 station

The Guardian - UK

HS2’s supporters fear cancellations and delays as austerity looms

In Britain’s darkening economic climate, the expensive high speed rail project looks like an obvious target for further cuts

Evening Standard

New homes and £9,000 for Londoners affected by HS2

Householders in tower blocks by the Euston site are offered help to leave after years of noise, vibration and poor air quality.

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