Unions demand government calls HS2 summit to get project ‘back on track’

2023-09-29T11:14:00

Source: HS2

Call comes after National Infrastructure Chair John Armitt’s dismissed claims the line would cost £150bn as “wild and fanciful”

Unions have demanded ministers call an emergency summit on HS2 amid expectations that the government is set to scrap the line’s northern leg between Birmingham and Manchester.

The Trades Union Congress and five member unions said people involved in the project must “urgently” find a way to get it “back on track”.

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