HS2 news
In pictures: HS2 lifts giant tunnelling machine out of ground after work completes
First part of 1,700 tonne TBM was extracted over weekend
HS2 has cost more than £40bn so far, DfT tells parliament
Six-monthly report sets out costs in nominal terms for first time after years of 2019 prices
HS2 tells contractors ‘unethical behaviour won’t be tolerated’ as Bam stops working with Danny Sullivan on several jobs
Labour supplier says recently completed review has seen any discrepancies over compliance of workers ‘immediately addressed’
Government wants firms to register interest in plans to build some health schemes using PPP
Companies have until end of this week to express interest in preliminary market testing exercise
Balfour Beatty severs ties with labour supplier Danny Sullivan Group
Contractor ‘terminating all agreements’ with firm after being ‘misinformed about provision of CIS workers instead of PAYE employees’
Decision on winner of last major building job on HS2 slips again
£480m Washwood Heath announcement now expected in early 2026 six years after project was first advertised
HS2 contracts rushed into while client needed to make more use of ‘negotiating levers’ such as retendering jobs, official review finds
Report by James Stewart adds much of inflation on jobs should be risk ‘retained by government’
