HS2 has spent a staggering £20,000 on a Lego model of one of its railway stations.
10 Mar
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has announced a number of measures to get HS2 plans back on track due to "spiralling costs".
20/10/2024
The troubled HS2 rail line will now run from London Euston to Crewe in a move soon to be announced by the Government, LBC understands.
17/10/2024
A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled.
13/09/2024
HS2 trains are too high for existing station platforms and will cost taxpayers £200m to rectify the problems, it has been reported.
24/08/2024
Scrapping the northern leg of HS2 and redirecting the funds to local transportation schemes has been hailed as "transformational" by Rishi Sunak, who stated that the decision signifies a significant shift in government focus.
26/02/2024
The boss of HS2 has now told MPs that the cost of the rail project, connecting London and Birmingham, could soar to as much as £66.6 billion.
10/01/2024
The Prime Minister has rescinded his promise that the £36bn saved from scrapping HS2 would be utilised for other road, rail and transport links, claiming it was merely "illustrative" of what work could be carried out.
10/10/2023
Politicians should have the right to change direction, Rishi Sunak has said as he defended his decision to scrap HS2 north.
06/10/2023
Labour will not commit to reversing HS2's northern leg cancellation after Rishi Sunak "took a wrecking ball" to the project's finances, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
05/10/2023
HS2 will not reach Euston unless the project receives enough private investment - despite Rishi Sunak guaranteeing the high-speed rail line will reach central London.
05/10/2023
Rishi Sunak filmed a video in Downing Street confirming the scrapping of HS2 - despite then insisting for days after that no decision had been taken.
05/10/2023
Rishi Sunak used his keynote speech at the Tory party conference on Wednesday to set himself up as Margaret Thatcher's heir as he announced a major shake-up to his policies.
05/10/2023
David Cameron and George Osborne have slammed Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap HS2's northern leg, saying the UK will look back and wonder how a "once-in-a-generation opportunity was lost".
04/10/2023
Residents in a village that was on the HS2 route, have told LBC News it was inevitable that the project would have to be scrapped.
04/10/2023
