Last minute lobbying to keep HS2 falls on deaf ears as industry casts doubt on Sunak’s alternative

By Dave Rogers and Daniel Gayne2023-10-04T13:16:00

Plan to ditch leg of railway to Manchester condemned as mistake by construction sector

Last minute lobbying by the industry led by West Midlands mayor Andy Street fell on deaf ears today as the prime minister officially pulled the plug on the rest of HS2.

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