MPs still in the dark over what's gone wrong at Crossrail

By Will Ing2019-04-03T13:08:00

Committee orders bosses to explain why scheme will be over a year late and required a £2.8bn bailout

The Public Accounts Committee has said it is “unconvinced” Crossrail’s £2.8bn bailout will be enough as it slammed executives for their “unacceptable” inability to explain delays.

The select committee charged with monitoring public spending said Crossrail has been plagued by an “overriding culture of over-optimism” since 2016, when the project programme began to slip.

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