Grayling says government remains committed to HS2 phase two

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-25T06:00:00

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Transport Secretary labels suggestions that the second stage of the controversial rail project might not happen as “completely inaccurate”

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has promised that the government is fully committed to second stage of HS2, which would see the high-speed railway stretch beyond Birmingham to the north.

Speaking at a House of Commons reception yesterday (24 January) Grayling said reports that the northern phase of the project was in jeopardy were totally wrong.

He said: “You may have seen media stories suggesting that the second stage of the project might not happen. Those stories are completely inaccurate.

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