MPs say HS2 now a ‘poor value, rump of a project’ and question whether Euston will ever get built

HS2

Source: HS2 Ltd

Public Accounts Committee criticises government, saying scheme ‘needed steady hand on tiller’ – and didn’t get it

Running HS2 trains just from Birmingham to west London will be “very poor value for money”, MPs have said and warned they have serious doubts about whether the originally planned station at Euston can attract enough private finance to get it back up and running.

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